arblaster (1155)
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arblaster (1155)

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[ FEW: 25,110a arcuballista; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,165a arbalestier; TL: 1,494 arbalestier; DEAF:  arbaleste (arbalestier); DMF:  arbalétrier; TLF:  arbalétrier; OED:  arbalester n.; MED:  arblaster n.; DMLBS: 116a arbalistarius ]
alblaster;  arbalastier,  arbalester,  arbalister,  arbelaster,  arbelastier,  arblastier,  arblastir,  arblastre,  arblastrer,  arblester;  areblaster;  aubelastier,  aublaster,  alebaster  Alabaster,  arblaste,  arblaster  7.17-18  

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1mil.occupationarcher, crossbowman: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les cels firent destre e senestre Arblastiers e archiers estre  3126
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La sus sunt li archer […] E li arblaster e li autre traiant  4088
( MS: s.xiii )  ferentarius: arblaster  167
( MS: s.xiiiex )  balearius: arblastir  ii 160
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  prendre lur arblasters e lur archers  11.1
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  od treshidous poer des gentz d’armes et des alblasters et de pedaile  22.25
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  architenentes gallice: areblaster  ii 147
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1198 )  Geoffrey Arbalister  Alabaster
( 1278 )  Peter le Arblaster  Alabaster
balister 
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