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cleie (1155)

The form clei2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

cleie (1155)

clai,  claie;  clei,  cleye;  cloie;  clue  (cheie  253 clege  ii 100, 103 clier  29.11-12 craie );
pl. cleyis  (cheiez  124 cliis  ii 92 clis  ii 93)  
  FEW:  *cleta 2/i,776a Gdf: GdfC:  claie 9,103c TL: cloie 2,494 DEAF:  cloie  DMF:  claie  TLF:  claie  OED: MED: DMLBS:  cleta 360c

s.

1wicker work, lattice work
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  L’em trove en aunciens livres ke les joevenes chivalers se coveroyent de escuz rounz e de menuez vergettes e de sotilz a manere de cleye, en teu manere ke l’escu ke il eurent a costume commun avereit duble charge de cleie  14.12
wattle, frame of interlaced branches or twigs to form a fence or hurdle
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Mairiens e cleies entrelacent, Kernels refunt, portes afaitent  13546
( MS: s.xiii )  cratem: cleie, herdil  ii 116
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  (The reeve) deit veer ke il y eit une bone faude de cleies ou de fust sur la demeyne  276.c36
( 1299-1300 )  Item pur fere cleyes a memes les alures doit estre purveu de coudre ou de autre suthbois covenable de quoi om pusse faire bones claies  E101/482/17/2
( 1310-11 )  skeppario, pro clayes […]  508
( MS: s.xiv )  une cleie que soit coché sur le fosse e cele cleie seit coverte de foil […]  34
2tail-board of cart
( 1254 )  ne vende […] feer ne acier fors de lé limunns de sa charette ou sur claye ou sur sun barhude  ii 206
3gangplank (for embarking animals )
( 1297 )  cleyes e pountz […] qui covienent pur chevaux eskiper  60.34
4mil.wicker shield
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E li jovene chivaler se hauntoit encontre cel pel o cele cleie e o cele maçue  15.1
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