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champel (s.xii2/4)
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champel (s.xii2/4)

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campel,  champal  (champer  Horn 1789 and 3260,  chanpel  Lapid 280 (var.))  
  FEW:  campus 2/i,160b Gdf:  champel 2 2,48b GdfC: ∅ TL: champel 2,201 DEAF:  champ (champel)  DMF:  champel 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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bataille, estur champel
mil.pitched battle, taking place in the open countryside: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 ) Gagatromeu [...]. Se prince la porte quant il vait a batalle champel, ses enemis purrat chacier  Lapid 104.XXI.3
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Si se vanterent mi vaillant chevaler De granz batailles, de forz esturs campels  Roland 2861
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Richart [...] mainte bataille fist et maint estour champal  Rom de Rou wace i 11.274
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mes bataille champel ne dure longes mie  Rom Chev ANTS 5319
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  N’en bataille champel ne en turnei  Horn 2057
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Batayle champele (M.E. vuyht in velde)  bibb MS (C) 14ra
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