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schale (c.1136-65)
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schale (c.1136-65)

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chale;  scale;  shelle  (soel)  
  FEW:  *skalja *17,88a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  chale  / scale  DMF:  chale  TLF: ∅ OED:  scale n.2  / shale n.1  / shell n.  MED:  scale n.1  / shale n.  / shel(le n.  DMLBS:  scala 3 2950c

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1 zool. crustacean shell, outer covering of a shellfish: 
( c.1180; MS: s.xiii2 )  uns egles [...] Une welke truva entiere, Mes [il] ne sot en quel manere Peust la scale depescer  MARIE Fables 90.5
( 1397-98 )  celluy qe gettera oistres ou muskles, chanfez ou scales des oistres ou des muskles, en mesme l’eawe paiera .xl. d.  YMB i 164
♦ zool. crustacean shellfish: 
( a.1419 )  Et qe null bat qe amesne oysters, welkes, muskeles ou soel ne demurge plus long a vende q’un pleyn meer et .ij. retrees  London English 101
2 zool. (egg)shell: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Et si lui donez des oefs (M.E. egges) [...], Oustez la scale (M.E. schell)  bibb MS (O) 333ra
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Sy vous luy donez dez ouefs [...], Oustez le chale (l. l'echale?) (M.E. shulle) eynz q’il hume  Fem2 25.11
( MS: s.xv )  Pernez la grece q'est entre le schale (l. l’eschale?) del eof de geline e la teye  Five Med MSS 162.E476
3 bot. fruit shell, husk, outer covering of a nut: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  U de la chastaine herdue Ki d’une schale (l. un eschale?) est sorvestue  Salemon 186
4 lapid. chip, flake (?): 
( 1423 )  .xxxvij. des auteres baleis (=balas rubies) appellez scales, pris .xxvj. s. .viij. d.  Rot Parl1 iv 216
5 build. concave board, plank: 
( 1377-82 )  .iiij. bordz appellez shelles, dont .ij. veuz  TNA E101/547/21/7
( 1411-12 )  [...] pur .j. shelle et un elmenborde as .iij. privies en le petit rente - .vij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 13 Henry IV

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See also:

eschale  schalefish  schaleoistre 
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