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musson (c.1136-37)

The form moisun is a cross reference to the following entry:

musson (c.1136-37)

meissoun,  messon;  mochon;  moisson,  moisun;  moschom,  moschoun,  moschun;  mossoun,  moson,  mossun;  muissun,  muisun;  mussom,  mussun  (mosxoun  bibb MS (B) 104r)  
  FEW:  muscio 6/iii,259b Gdf:  moisson 1 5,366a GdfC: TL: moisson 1 6,159 / mousson 6,360 DEAF:  moisson 1  DMF:  moisson 2  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

orn.zool.sparrow
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Cirecestre [...] Fud alumee par muissuns Qui fu e sulfre dedenz porterent  GAIMAR1 858
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Muissuns od reiz e od glu pristrent  Brut WACE 13593
( MS: s.xiiiex ) passeres: (C) mossouns (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) mochons;  (L: s.xiii) mussun )  TLL ii 140.70
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  moisson est un oisel mult jargunant et garissant: touz jours chitruille et chirmist  Ancren1 126.3
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  autre oysel qe columbe noun en cest arbre peot reposer [...]; le egle, pur sa hautenerye, [...] ly perdyz pur lecherie, ly messon pur sa combaterye  BOZ Cont 133
lange de musson
bot.sparrow tongue, knotgrass
( MS: c.1300 ) Poligonia: (A3) gallice lange de mussun (var. (C22: s.xv) lange de mussun)  Plant Names 211

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See also:

muinel  musseron1 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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