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massue (1155)
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massue (1155)

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maceue,  machue,  maçu,  maçue,  masçue,  masue,  maszue,  mazue; 
pl. massuis,  masuis  
  FEW:  *matteuca 6/i,513a Gdf:  massue 5,196c GdfC:  maçue 10,104c TL: maçüe 5,764 DEAF:  maçue  DMF:  massue  TLF:  massue  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  maxuca 1739c

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1implementweaponsmil.bludgeon, club (of wood or metal): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Artur le (=a giant) quida ainz susprendre Qu’il peust sa maçue prendre  Brut WACE 11488
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li vilain des viles aplovent, Tels armes portent com il trovent, Machues portent e granz pels  Rom de Rou wace ii 171.7705
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Autre foiz cele dame vint, Une maceue en sa mein tint De fer  S Audree1 3535
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Derichef il doneient a jovenes chivalers maçues de fust  vegetius2 14.12
( 1311 )  massue est une arme […] a qey nule hache ne peut estre ataché mais ele appele massue une handle  YBB Ed II x 117
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  clave: (D) massuis (var. (C: s.xiii2) macez; (L: xiii/xiv) massues)  TLL ii 71
2implementjester's sceptre, bauble: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  (J.C. before Pilate) La blanche robe k'a vestue Com fous qui porte la mazue  Ross ANTS 4136
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  Et le roi ne li voleit pas aver mis a la mort, mes comanda q'ome li donast un masçu, en engleis babel, et q'il alast come fol  Anon Chr1 94

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See also:

mace1  massuele 
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