Normannicus

Normannicus [ML Normannus+-icus] 1 typical of or perpetrated by Norsemen. carminibus studui Normannica bella reponi G. Amiens Hast. 16; Neustriam ‥ ~a feritate invadunt W. Jum. I 6 (7); ante ~as irruptiones in Galliam Spelman Asp. 26. 2 Norman, of a Norman or Normandy: a (of person or ethnic group); b (of topographical feature); c (of artefact); d (of act or action). a Willelmo comite ~o in regem Anglorum coronato Herm. Arch. 24 p. 58; Riulfus ‥ unus procerum ~e gentis W. Malm. GR II 145. b 1126 ~um litus cum omni familia sanus subiisti Ep. Anselm. Bur. 97. c quantum prestaret Anglicis bipennibus ensis ~us W. Malm. GR III 236. d allato ‥ ad se nuntio adventus ~i W. Malm. GR III 239. 3 (of language or dialect): a Norwegian. b Continental Norman or Anglo-Norman French. a Isonii ‥ ob longevioris glaciei seriem glaciales tam patria quam et Danica et ~a lingua nuncupantur Ælnoth Cnut 10 (v. glacialis 1b). b minime facundie viro sed ~e lingue sciolo W. Malm. GR III 303; habet enim linguam Britannicam, Anglicam, ~am, que et Gallica est, et Latinam, que solis patet litteratis Gerv. Cant. MM 416; 1271 idiomata unius lingue ut Picardicum et ~um Bacon CSPhil. 438 (v. idioma 5); cum tamen ~a lingua [Trevisa:þe langage of Normandie], que adventicia est, univoca maneat penes cunctos Higd. I 59.

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