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pranger (1396)

pranger (1396)

 
  FEW:  prandium 9,328b Gdf:  pranger 6,364b GdfC: TL: prangier 7,1693 DEAF:  prangiere (prangier)  DMF:  pranger  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  prandere 2443c

The grammatical function of the sole attestation of this lexeme is ambiguous, and may be interpreted as a reflexive verb, an intransitive verb (with the reflexive pronoun attached to the verb aler1), or as a noun (i.e. nominal use of the infinitive).

v.refl.

to have lunch, eat a midday meal
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Il est temps de nous aler a pranger  Man lang ANTS 17.26

[gdw]

This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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