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sarcler2 (1212)
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sarcler2 (1212)

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cercler,  sarclir,  searcler,  sercler  (sarcher HENLEY1 16, seercler)  
  FEW:  sarculare 11,224b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  sarcler 10,629a TL: sarcler 9,178 DEAF:  sarcler  DMF:  sarcler  TLF:  sarcker  OED:  sarcle v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  sarculare 2936c

v.trans.

agriculturalto weed, keep land free of weeds using a hoe: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  quant des chardons est bien sarclee  Dial Greg SATF 4140
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Vostre lyn par tens sarclez (M.E. wede hit)  BIBB ROTH (G) 415
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  Vos blez fetes munder e cercler (M.E. weeded) aprés la seint Johan  HENLEY2 322.c52

sbst. inf.

agriculturalweeding, keeping landing free from weeds using a hoe: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  tut le fraunceis [...] pur arer, rebingner, waretter, semer, searcler, syer [...]  BIBB ROTH (G) Prol. 4
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  le sercler vaut une maille e le sier. v. deners  HENLEY2 364
( 1351 )  qe nul preigne en temps de sarcler, ou feyns faire, fors qe .i. d. le jour  Rot Parl1 ii 234

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See also:

resarcler  sarcel  sarcler1  sarclier  sarclure 
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