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salmon (c.1136-37)
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salmon (c.1136-37)

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salmone,  salmonne,  salmoun,  salmun;  samon,  samone,  samoun,  samun,  samunt;  saumon,  saumoun, saumun;  (çamun,  samounn Lib Alb 235,  samounde Bristol Red Bk ii 72,  sumun TLL ii 119)  
  FEW:  salmo 11,105b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  salmon 10,617a TL: saumon 9,120 DEAF:  salmon  DMF:  saumon  TLF:  saumon  OED:  salmon n.1 and adj.  MED:  samoun n.  DMLBS:  salmo 2912a

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zool.ich.salmon, fish of the genus Salmo: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Peissuns eumes a mangier, Turbuz, salmuns e muluels  GAIMAR1 442
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Anguilles e perches, luz e samons pernant  Rom Chev ANTS 5135
( MS: 1250-99 )  Mort met a un pris grange e crache, Vin e ewe, samun e seche (=cuttlefish)  Maidstone 6.95
( c.1326 )  salmouns, laumprouns, daars  London English 85
( 1383 )  les coustages sibien de seel come de vesselx pur les dites salmons  GAUNT2 ii 21
salmon wygard
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See also:

salmoncel 
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salmon