fīfalde

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fīfalde, f.n: another word for butterfly. (FEE-vald-eh)

See also buter-flēge.

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Romance of Alexander in French verse, from the workshop of Jehan de Grise. Flemish (Bruges?), 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 67r. [image.ox.ac.uk]

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