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plaine (c.1136-37)
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plaine (c.1136-37)

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plaigne,  plainge,  plaingne,  plain,  plaingne,  plainne,  plane,  planie,  playn,  playne;  plein,  pleine,  pleinne,  pleyn,  pleyne  
  FEW:  planus 9,29b Gdf:  plain 1 6,188a GdfC:  plaine 10,348c TL: plain (plaine) 7,1024 DEAF:  plain (plaine)  DMF:  plain  / plaine  TLF:  plain  / plaine  OED:  plain n.1  MED:  plain(e n.  DMLBS:  planus 2308c

The Latin adjective planus generated both a masculine and feminine noun in French. Anglo-Norman does not seem to clearly delineate the forms or senses of the two and therefore the two have been treated together in one entry.

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geog.plain, flat tract of land, level ground: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Cumbatirent [sei] en un plain  GAIMAR1 765
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Brutus esguarda les montainnes, Vit les valees, vit les plainnes  Brut WACE 1210
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Dunc alerent tuz nuz par plein e par boscage  GUISCH 1506
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Vers le val la dame se plie, Si veit un’ ylle en la planie  S Modw 5788
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  par desouth la ville en une pleyne fist tendre ces pavylons  Fouke ANTS 4.19
plaine de la main
anat.palm, flat of the hand: 
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec vola vel ir indeclinabile: le plein de la main  TLL i 411
plaine du pé
anat.sole of the foot: 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  les piés, le talon, les artols, la plane du pié  Man lang1 46
( MS: s.xvm )  la plane de mon pee .i. planta  Fr Voc 86

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See also:

plain1  plaincoupe  plainement1  plane2  planer  planesce  planet1  planiement 
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