alemele (s.xii1/3)
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alemele (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 5,135a lamella; Gdf: 1,216a alemele /1,243b alumele 2; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,282 alemele; DEAF:  alemele; DMF:  alumelle; TLF:  alumelle; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
alemel;  anemel,  aumail  

For the suggested sense of 'lance-head', based upon the interpretation of espé and glaive as 'spear', see Horn 3312n (ii p.160).

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1weaponsblade: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Cum a[le]mele est sa manere, De l’une part plaine et legiere […]  252.1511
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cil ki tindrent les cultels Parmi chapes, parmi mantels, Parmi piz e parmi bueles Firent passer les alemeles  7254
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  un espee trenchant Od trenchant alemele  1371
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Tut erent ardant li cutel E trenchant li alemel  5195
( 1300 ) une eppee [...], le anemel de fer e de acer la lungure de une aune  iii 102
♦weaponslance-head (?): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E braundist sun espié […] trenchaunte est l’alemele  3312
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim ) Od le glaive en l'escu le fert, Ke parmi passe l'alemele  4671
♦fig.weaponsmil.blade, sword: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  D’amour la trenchante alemele Tot [te] desrount, tot [t']esquartele  2530
lame  lamel 
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