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arblaster (1155)
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The form aubelastier is a cross reference to the following entry:

arblaster (1155)

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alblaster;  arbalastier,  arbalester,  arbalister,  arbelaster,  arbelastier,  arblastier,  arblastir,  arblastre,  arblastrer,  arblester;  areblaster;  aubelastier,  aublaster  (alebaster  Surnames reany Alabaster,  arblaste,  arblaster  vegetius2 7.17-18)  
  FEW:  arcuballista 25,110a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  arbalestier 8,165a TL: arbalestier 1,494 DEAF:  arbaleste (arbalestier)  DMF:  arbalétrier  TLF:  arbalétrier  OED:  arbalester n.  MED:  arblaster n.  DMLBS:  arbalistarius 116a

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1mil.occupationarcher, crossbowman: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les cels firent destre e senestre Arblastiers e archiers estre  Brut WACE 3126
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La sus sunt li archer […] E li arblaster e li autre traiant  Rom Chev ANTS 4088
( MS: s.xiii )  ferentarius: arblaster  Gloss Garland 167
( MS: s.xiiiex )  balearius: arblastir  TLL ii 160
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  prendre lur arblasters e lur archers  Fouke ANTS 11.1
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  od treshidous poer des gentz d’armes et des alblasters et de pedaile  Anon Chr1 22.25
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  architenentes gallice: areblaster  TLL ii 147
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1198 )  Geoffrey Arbalister  Family Names Arblaster
( 1278 )  Peter le Arblaster  Family Names Arblaster

See also:

balister 
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