messien (s.xiii3/4)

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messien (s.xiii3/4)

[ gdw]

[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  Messenian n. and adj.; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

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1demonymMessenian, inhabitant of Messenia (region in the south-west Peloponnese in Greece)
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Lacedemonie (=Laconia), ke est apelee Esparcenie (l. Espartenie?) (=Sparta), si est es fins de Grece delez Trace, si est en Europe. E la gent de cest province ourent jadis bataille emprise encontre lé Messiens. E al draine firent pees par mariage de lur fiz e de lur filles, e de ceus sunt venuz les Espartains  31
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