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chat2 (c.1165)

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

chat2 (c.1165)

cheat;  cat,  kat; 
n.sg. chaz, 
f. chate; 
pl. chatez,  chatz  (scat  ii 91)  
  FEW:  cattus 2/i,515a Gdf:  chat 2,88c GdfC:  chat 9,59b TL: chat 2,312 DEAF:  chat 1  DMF:  chat  TLF:  chat  OED:  cat n.1  MED:  cat n.  DMLBS:  cattus 302b

s.

1mammalszool.cat, Felis catus
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 )  U cat nen a, suriz i revelent  7.112
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  De esmerelun preng le levre, De hobel li kat e le bevre  514
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hic murelegus vel catus: chat  78
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  L’en ne deyt pas achater chat en saac  219.15
mammalszool.wild cat, Felis silvestris
( 1302 )  que chescun fraunche homme puis coure prendre […] gopil, chate et tession  iii 44
2 mil. movable penthouse used by besiegers to shelter while filling in a ditch or operating a battering-ram
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  En cel yvern firent chastels E pierieres e mangoniels E chatz e truies e cercleies, Ou laborouent toteveies  3198
( 1381 )  .x. carpenters fesantz un chat pur abatre mures de chasteux, lieux, et forteresses  iv 131
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1167 )  Robert le Cat  Catt
( 1203 )  Adam le Chat  Catt
( 1332 )  John le Cat  Catt
chat privé
mammalszool.domestic cat
( MS: c.1325 )  E si vous ne avez nowel (='nul') chat savage, pernez un chat privé  149.668
chat salvage
mammalszool.feral cat
( MS: c.1325 )  Pernez un chat savage et le fettus etscorchier  149.668
four de chat
skinsmarten fur
( 1436 )  j. four de cat  92

See also:

chaton  chatonner  chatonnettes 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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