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

randuner (s.xii3/4)

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randoner,  randonner,  randouner;  raundoner,  raunduner;  rendoner  (rundoner)  
  FEW:  rand 16,662b Gdf:  randoner 6,592a GdfC: ∅ TL: randoner 8,278 DEAF:  randon (randoner)  DMF:  randonner  TLF:  randonner  OED:  random v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

equit.to move swiftly, gallop: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly mulet sont bon qe suz eaux randonent  Rom Chev ANTS 1384
( c.1185; MS: s.xivin )  Par mult grant orgoil s'entrevignount Taunt com ly bon destrer randounent  Proth ANTS 11869
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Le cheval, qui mult tost randune  Waldef BB 18136
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Le cheval fiert de l’esperun, Qui plus randone que falcun  Gui War 3382
♦orn.falc.to take rapid flight: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Vers le ciel plus tost esperone Ke li esprevers quant randone  Ross ANTS 4628
randuner a, vers
equit.to rush at, gallop towards: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Alisandre [...] seet sur un cheval [...]. Des esperons a or un petit l’esperone, Les petiz galops vet, vers le peron rendone  (ms. tendone) (var. (P: c.1310) rundone)  Rom Chev ANTS 749
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Tantost cum destrer li raundune, En cel escu bon coup li dune, La lance vole par aesteles  Ipom BFR 8499

v.refl.

(of wings) to move swiftly, flutter: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Lors soi com chaunt des angles sone Et com leur ele se randone  Ross ANTS 4358

p.pr. as a.

flying rapidly: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  veez ke les eles joinount en croiz [...], dounke est il mountaunt e bon. Mes si autrement, dounke est sowlement raundonaunt  A-N Falconry 93.10

[gdw]

See also:

randir  randun  randuné 
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