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sablunous (1219-21)

The form sablenous is a cross reference to the following entry:

sablunous (1219-21)

sabelenuse,  sabelonous, sablenos,  sablenous,  sablinous,  sablonnous,  sablonous,  sablonus  (sabilnus,  zablenous)  
  FEW:  sabulo 11,13a Gdf: GdfC:  sablonos 10,605a TL: sablonos 9,16 DEAF:  sable 2 (sablonos)  DMF:  sablonneux  TLF:  sablonneux  OED: MED: DMLBS:  sabulonosus 2882b

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sandy, covered with or containing sand
( 1219-21; MS: s.xivin )  La terre [...] est deserte e sabelus (var. (J: s.xiii-xiv) sablenose )  Terre Sarazins Sum 125
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  Les terres creyouses e sablenouses (var. (C15: c1300) sabelous; (E: c1300) sabilnuses )  HENLEY2 322.c50
( 1347 )  touz les biens q'ils ount ne voillent soffre a demye la sume q'est en demaunde, qar il ne y a en la ville que sys verges et demy de feble terre sablinouse  Rot Parl1 ii 181
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et est une moult chetive terre zablenouse et poy fructuouse, qar il y croist poy des biens  Mandeville 265

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See also:

sable2  sablous  sablun  sablunei 
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