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matesun (s.xiii)

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matesun (s.xiii)

mateison,  mateisoun,  mateson,  matesoun,  mateyson,  mateysoun,  mateysounne  
  FEW:  mat *19,123a Gdf:  matison 5,203b GdfC: TL: *mataison 5,1249 DEAF:  mat (mataison)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

chessgames(fact of playing) checkmate
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  En ceste giu n'ad poynt de matesoun  27.52
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  Par coveytise, noun par force, ert le mateysoun  38.620
chessgamesstrategy for playing checkmate
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les sutiles trayz e les mateysounnes, Les defenses, cum les aprenderomes  26.9
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  'Le haut enprise' ceo guy ad noun Pur ceo ke estraunge est la mateisoun, Kar le neyr rey enpris ad ke le altre matera En temps kaunt nul roc ne avera  42.981

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See also:

mat2  matement  mater2 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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