eschargaiter (1155)
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eschargaiter (1155)

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[ FEW: 17,104a *skarwahta; Gdf: 3,370a eschargaitier 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,856 eschargaitier 1; DEAF:  eschargaite (eschargaitier 1); DMF:  échauguetter; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
eschalgueiter,  eschargaitier,  eschaugaiter;  escheluaiter;  eschielguaitier,  eschilguaitier,  achauveiter  

v.a.

1to guard, watch over: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cil qui les rivages guardouent E qui les porz eschaugaitouent  2504
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Li reis d’Escoce fist la nuit sun ost eschielguaitier  1270
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Cil qui l’ost unt escheluaitez  896

v.n.

1to stand guard: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  A vint mil compaignons ont eschargaitez  2931
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Od la lune serie anuit eschilguaitiez, Que Flameng ne terrien ne seient enbuschiez  137
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