salamandre (1121-35)

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salamandre (1121-35)

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[FEW: 11,85b salamandra; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,613c salamandre; TL: 9,102 salamandre; DEAF:  salamandre; DMF:  salamandre; TLF:  salamandre; OED:  salemander n.; MED:  salamandre; DMLBS: 2905c salamandra]
salamaundre;  salemandre,  salemaundre  

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1zool.amph.salamander, reptile believed to dwell in fire during the medieval period
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ceste beste numum Uncor un altre nun: Salamandre est dit  1353
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex )  en cele terre nescent les vermes qe ne poent vivre fors en fu ardaunt e sount apelés salemaundres  698.265
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Au four meint le salemaundre(var. (T: s.xivin) salamaundre ) (M.E. criket)  715
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  salamandre et grisiloun (M.E. Criket and gresehopper)  813
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  L’en puet resembler Foldelit Au salemandre  9518
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  forspris lez oseux ravenous que ne sont pas tresbons a mangere com agas, kaues, cornails, corbels, frus, salamandrez, hulotz – vel: huetz –, soris chaux, [...]  7.29
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