taupaine (c.1290)
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taupaine (c.1290)

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[FEW: 13/i,62a talpa; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: 10,141 taupaine; DEAF:  taupe (taupaine); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅]
talpine;  tapene;  taupaune,  taupayne  

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1molehill, mound of earth created by a burrowing mole: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) les taupes [...] Ki funt taupaines (M.E. moldewarpes) en pais  816
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 ) les taupes [...] Que font tapenes (M.E. hilles) (var. (5: s.xiv1/4) taupanes;  (C: s.xivin) taupaynes ) en pais  (O) 344ra
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 ) toutz les taulpes [...] Qe fount talpines en lez prés (M.E. þat makeþ molhepes in þys mede))  63.2
taupe#1 
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taupaine