champel (s.xii2/4)

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champel (s.xii2/4)

[ FEW: 2/i,160b campus; Gdf: 2,48b champel 2; GdfC: ; TL: 2,201 champel; DEAF:  champ (champel); DMF:  champel 2; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
campel,  champal,  champer  1789 and 3260 chanpel  280 (var.)  

a.

bataille, estur champel
1mil.pitched battle, taking place in the open countryside
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 ) Gagatromeu [...]. Se prince la porte quant il vait a batalle champel, ses enemis purrat chacier  104.XXI.3
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Si se vanterent mi vaillant chevaler De granz batailles, de forz esturs campels  2861
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Richart [...] mainte bataille fist et maint estour champal  i 11.274
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mes bataille champel ne dure longes mie  5319
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  N’en bataille champel ne en turnei  2057
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Batayle champele (M.E. vuyht in velde)  (C) 14ra
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