baleyne

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Middle English

Alternative forms

balena

Etymology

From Old French baleine.

Noun

baleyne (plural baleynes)

whale; whale flesh
baleen (bone of a baleen whale)

Descendants

English: baleen

References

“baleine, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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