boline (1155)
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boline (1155)

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[ FEW: 15/i,231a bowline; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,338a boline; TL: 1,1025 boëline; DEAF:  boëline; DMF: ∅; TLF:  bouline; OED:  bowline n.1; MED:  bou(e-line n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
boelin,  boeline,  boesline;  bogheline;  bowelin,  boweline,  bowelyne  
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1ship.bowline, rope that holds the edge of a sail towards the bow of a ship: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Uitages laschent, trés avalent, Boelines sachent e halent  11228
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ne fud mester de boesline  889
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Rumpent bolines e hobens  2871
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Lur lof unt einz mult tost lanciez, E eslachent lur bowelins  1457
( 1347-60 )  Et al Cogg Thomas un wyndyngrop, un stererop, deux bowelynes, deux trosseropes  E101/25/32. m.5
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