penuncel (s.xii3/4)
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penuncel (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  pinna 8,528b Gdf:  penoncel 6,84c GdfC: ∅ TL: penoncel 7,657 DEAF:  pene (penoncel)  DMF:  panonceau  TLF:  panonceau  OED:  pencel n.  / pennoncel n.  MED:  pencel n.1  / penoncel n.  DMLBS:  penuncellus 2183c
pencel,  pencele;  penencel,  pennuncel;  penoncel,  penouncell,  penouncelle;  pensel,  penselle,  pencellon,  peuncel (l. penu[n]cel?)  8529 (var.); 
pl. penencelx,  pennonciaus,  penonceaus,  penselx,  penunceaus  

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1pennoncel, small pennon or banner (usually attached to a lance): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Flamboient gonfanon, ventelent penonceaus  4766
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Une lance blanche portout; Fermez i ert un penuncel (var. (B: s.xivin) pencel)  2657
( 1369; MS: s.xv1 )  mettent suz les baners et penencelx du roy de France  201.138.133
( 1397 )  .xiij. baners, standardes, penouns, guytons e divers penselles  307
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  [...] deux baners et penouns et pencels  144.35
porter le penuncel de
1also_fig.to bear the banner of, be a representative (etc.) of: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  une autre damoiselle [...] Qui des vertus la penouncelle Doit porter  14261
penne#1  penné  penner#1  penner#2  penun 
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