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renom (s.xii3/4)
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The form renomme is a cross reference to the following entry:

renom (s.xii3/4)

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renome,  renomme,  renoum,  renoun,  renoune,  renum,  renun  
  FEW:  nominare 7,181a Gdf:  renom 7,37a GdfC:  renom 10,542c TL: renom 8,824 DEAF:  nomer (renom)  DMF:  renom  TLF:  renom  OED:  renown n. and adj.  MED:  renoun n.  DMLBS: ∅

It is not possible to establish a valid distinction between variants ending in atonic –e, e.g. renomme, renoune and renomee except in verse.

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1renown, honour, fame: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Icil qui veintra [en] avera le renon  Rom Chev ANTS 7409
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  L'escu mun syre Torcenues si est de grant renun  BOZ Char 461
♦reputation, repute, esteem: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  De haute porture et grant renun  Mir N-D 77.81
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  La daye deit estre leale, e de bon renom  HENLEY2 286.c66
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Un segnur de grant renoun  boz Three Saints 30.40
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  Donkal Makduel, chevaler de graunt renoun  Anon Chr1 19
2news, report: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  en la chambre real li renuns est alé  Horn 306
commun renom
common knowledge, that which is generally known: 
( 1361-62 )  il est voir et commun renome que la Roche sur Yon est del auncien heritage du roy d'Engleterre  Bretigny 26.26

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See also:

nom  nomer  renomee  renomer 
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