"Britayne" meaning in Middle English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman Britaine, Bretaine, Bretagne, variants of Old French Bretaigne, Bretannie via Medieval Latin Britānia, Bretannia from Latin Britannia; whence a doublet of Bretene via Old English Breoton, Breten. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|Britaine}} Anglo-Norman Britaine, {{der|enm|fro|Bretaigne}} Old French Bretaigne, {{der|enm|ML.|Britānia}} Medieval Latin Britānia, {{der|enm|la|Britannia}} Latin Britannia, {{doublet|enm|Bretene|nocap=1}} doublet of Bretene, {{cog|ang|Breoton}} Old English Breoton Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}|||head=}} Britayne, {{enm-proper noun}} Britayne
  1. Britain Categories (place): England Synonyms: Engelond
    Sense id: en-Britayne-enm-name-DrBFMB7z Disambiguation of England: 92 8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. Brittany Categories (place): Brittany Synonyms: Armorik
    Sense id: en-Britayne-enm-name-PZPiMgEK Disambiguation of Brittany: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gret Britaine, Grete Britayne, Grete Britaigne
Synonyms: Britaine, Britane, Britaigne, Brittaigne, Briteyne, Brytayn, Bretain, Bretaine, Bretaigne, Bretainne, Bretaygne, Breteigne, Breteine, Breteyn, Brutaigne, Brutaine, Bruteine, Breotene, Bretene [Early-Middle-English] Related terms: Briton, Britoun, Breton, Bretoun, Bruton, Brytoun, Britoner, Britonish, Brittish, Brittische, Brettish, Bruttische, Bruytish, Engelond, Wales, Scotlond, Cornwaile
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          "text": "A yeer and moore laſted this bliſful lyf, / Til that the knyght of which I ſpeke of thus, / That of Kayrrud was cleped Arveragus, / Shoop hym to goon and dwelle a yeer or twayne / In Engelond, that cleped was ek Britayne",
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