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[creneler] (1160-74)

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The form charneler is a cross reference to the following entry:

[creneler] (1160-74)

carneller,  charneler;  kerneler  
  FEW:  *crinare 2/ii,1341a Gdf: GdfC:  creneler 9,244c TL: crenelé 2,1027 DEAF:  crenede (creneler)  DMF:  crénelé  TLF:  créneler  OED:  crenelled a.  MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

archit.mil.to crenellate, furnish with open spaces between the cops of the battlement of a parapet
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  La cité funt bien aturner E les murs mult bien kerneler  Waldef BB 18090
( 1461 )  licences [...] pur faire avoir encloser et enjoyer ascun parke ou parkes, warein ou franc chace, ou d'enbateller, carneller, mascoller ou de faire ascun toure, chastel ou fortresse deins cest roialme  Stats ii 389

v. absol.

archit.mil.to crenellate, furnish with open space between the cops of the battlement of a parapet
( 1329-30 )  homme ne poet kerneler ne batailler santz congé le roi  YBB 3-4 Ed III 147

p.p. as a.

archit.mil.crenellated, furnished with open spaces between the cops of the battlement of a parapet
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Sor le fossé out heriçon E dedenz close une maison; Entor out bretesches levees, Bien planchiés e kernelees  Rom de Rou wace ii 47.4310
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  chastels et forcelettes ou mesouns de pere charnelez et defensables  BRITT i 78
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