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ancre1 (1155)
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The form ancher is a cross reference to the following entry:

ancre1 (1155)

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ancer;  ancher,  anchre;  anker,  ankere,  ankre;  auncre,  aunkere  (ankir)  
  FEW:  ancora 24,542b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  ancre 8,119b TL: ancre 1,383 DEAF:  ancre  DMF:  ancre  TLF:  ancre  OED:  anchor n.1  MED:  anker n.  DMLBS:  anchora 1 83c

s.

1ship.anchor: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les cables des auncres depeszerent  S Fran ANTS 7375
( MS: s.xiii2 )  anchora: (C) ancre (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) aunkere)  TLL ii 79
♦fig. anchor: 
( 1410-15; MS: c.1415-20 )  sicome en vous l’ancre de moun espoier encessablement est fiché  SAMPS1 422
2ship. anchorage, mooring: 
( c.1425 )  que la stacioun des reies et engines appellez trinkes […] fichez et attachez coutumelment […] as grandes postes, batelx et anchrez en travers la rivere de Thamise  London English 134
geter (sun (etc.)) ancre
ship.to cast anchor: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Donc veissiez boens mariniers [...] Saillir fors e nes deschargier, Ancres jeter, cordes sachier [...]  Rom de Rou wace ii 125.6484
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  lur veils abeserent, lur ankeres getterent  Boeve 363
( 1385 )  il sengla de eux […] taunqe il vient deinz le havene de H. et illeoqes gette anker  King’s Bench vii 42
gisir par ancre
ship.to lie anchored: 
( 1383 )  ils giserent par ankir en le port de Orwelle  TNA SC 8/214/10698
lever ancre
ship. to weigh, haul up the anchor: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc veissiez ancres lever, Estrens traire, hobens fermer  Brut WACE 11027
mettre (sun (etc.)) ancre
ship.to cast anchor: 
( c.1340 )  Item que nulle nef n'autre vessel ne mette ancre en nul lieu ne port devant que l'admiral ait mys la sienne, se ce n'est pour raisonnable cause, et que tost aprés que l'admiral a mys son ancre toutes autres nefs et vesseaulx meteront les leurs sy pres entour luy comme ilz bonnement pourront sur ladite paine  Blk Bk Adm 26
oster l’ancre
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traire (sus) sun (etc.) ancre
ship. to weigh, haul up the anchor: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin ) Saillent as nefs, lur ancre traient, Cordes desmedlent, veilles tendent  Rom de Rou wace i 204.1156
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Quant lur ancres sunt trait e lor sigle est levé Mis se sunt a la mer  Horn 2164
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim ) Traient lur ancres, si s'en vunt  S Gile1 880
( 1343-50; MS: 1343-50 ) nos mariners treyerent les sigles a demi mast, et treierent sus lour ankres  Cron Lond1 76

See also:

ancrestok 
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