1kinshipuncle, the brother of one's father or mother; the husband of one's aunt:
(
1113-19;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Philippe de Thaun Ad fait une raisun [...]. A sun uncle l'enveiet, Que amender la deiet
5
(
MS: s.xii2/4
)
‘Tenez, bel sire, dist Rollant a sun uncle, De trestuz reis vos present les curunes’
387
(
1216-72
)
cil Rois eust done la dite Conte a sire Peres de Savoie, son uncle
273
(
s.xiii3/4
)
Avunculus: gallice uncle
101.22
(
1312-13
)
le fiz [...] entra les tenemenz aprés la mort sun unkle
Ed II xiii 197
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Ne serreit mester pur uncle ne aunte Al marché mander pur peissoun
63.64
(
a.1399;
MS: a.1399
)
vous estez fitz a roy et unkele a moun seignur lige qe ycy est
156.10
(
1433
)
nostre treshonouré uncle qi fuist Thomas counte Darundell
ii 474
(
1471-81;
MS: 1482
)
son uncle entra come heyre a luy
8
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uncle (1113-19)