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barbelé (s.xii1/3)
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barbelé (s.xii1/3)

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barbalé,  barbilé,  barbulé;  barblé;  barbelot, 
(pl. barbulos)  
  FEW:  barba 1,246b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  barbelé 8,290c TL: barbelé 1,836 DEAF:  barbe (barbelé)  DMF:  barbelé  TLF:  barbelé  OED:  barbed a.1  MED:  barbed ppl.  DMLBS:  barbellatus 181c

a.

sete barbelé
weapons barbed arrow, crossbow bolt: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Auques trenchante et quarree, Cume saiete barbelee  Lapid 217.422
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Une saete barbelee Ad trait par male destinee  GAIMAR1 6319
( MS: s.xiii1 )  catapulte: (D) scetes barbilé (var. (R: s.xiii1) setes barbulés;  (J: s.xiii1) setes barblez)  Gloss Nequam1 247

s.

1weaponsmil.barbed arrow: 
( MS: s.xiv )  scorpio: gallice hoc barbilé  TLL ii 62
♦weaponsmil.loaded javelin: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kar le haunt de teu manere de plums ke ceus del Champ de Marz, apelés barbulos, tel arme deit om bailer as plus jovenes  vegetius2 20.3
2one who uses loaded javelin: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kar jadis en cel pais furent deus legions ke aveient sis mile de chivalers ke ascient e sagement usoient de ce e forment, esteient apelé Barbelez  vegetius2 15.1
3zool.barbed animal?: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Varel, c'est une barbelote qui est apelé licur; une manere de lesart  Gloss Arab 377.180

See also:

barbé 
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