falvus

falvus [OF fauve < Frk., cf. AS fealu, ME falwe] , dun (esp. of horses or dogs). V. et. favellus. c1150 ~us dextrarius Danelaw 363; 1192 R. W. r. c. de xiiij s. et iiij d. pro ~o equo Pipe 226; c1200 A. dedit ‥ unum †falcum [MS: falvum] runcinum et unam carettam ferratam Cart. Sandford 149; 1205 cui dedimus favum palefridum Cl 51b; 1213 iij leporarios nostros ~os cum nigris gremiis et j sorum Cl 157b; ad equum suum ~um emendum Gir. SD 78; 1246 viderunt v leporarios quorum unus erat albus, alius niger, tercius favus, quartus niger coveratus, fugantes bestias SelPlForest 80; 1298 j runcinum favum baucain cum lista nigra KR Ac 6/40 m. 2; 1311 pro restauro unius equi sui favii badii bausanni Cal. Scot. III 394; 1316 pro restauro ‥ unius equi favi RGasc 1679; 1320 pro restauro ‥ unius equi favii KR Ac 373/23 m. 2.