penné (s.xiii1)

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penné (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 8,527a pinna; Gdf: 6,83b penné; GdfC: ; TL: 6,637 pené; DEAF:  pene (pené); DMF:  penné; TLF:  penné; OED:  penned a.1; MED:  penned a.; DMLBS: 2178c pennare (pennatus) ]
 

The nominal use, with the apparent sense of ‘young of a bird’ or perhaps even just ‘bird’ (i.e. ‘feathered one’), is not found elsewhere, and is unique to a single manuscript of the Prestre Jean tradition.

a.

1winged, having wing feathers
( MS: s.xivm )  Ils (=cherubim) unt dreitz piez et en halt alauntz, les dos penneez  4va

s.

1orn.zool.(young of a) bird
( s.xiii1; MS: 1272-82 )  Si avum un oisel k'est apelé griphun; Si est de tele vertue ke il portereit .i. boef a ses pennés  159.F58
empenné  penne#1  penner#1  penner#2  penun  penuncel 
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