1orn.zool.anat.wing, limb of airborne animals or creatures that enables them to fly:
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
)
(the dragon) Mot les eles, tent le col, Vers le gripun drechet sun vol
1017
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
Mout y avoit oyseaux [...] Et lor elles senestres toutes rouges estoient
i 24.249
(
MS: c.1250
)
ala: ele
i 421
(
MS: 1272-82
)
[...] unes plus courtes pennes en l’ele plus procheines del cors
67D
(
1356-57;
MS: s.xivex
)
Cest oysel [...] ad le col tout jaune [...] et les aeles de porpre colour
151
♦
build.wing, aisle (of a building):
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
(In the church) Devers l’ele del Nort s’en est li bers alez
5526
(
1321
)
[...] les eiles acordauntz al costere del comble
427
(
1381
)
jeo devise que mez executours faceont parfournir le vout sur la ele del dit eglise
i 114
♦
geog.
spur, protruding section of a mountain range:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Es eles de Montgieu entra, E jor e nuit tant espleita Que il vint en une valee
2989
♦
ship.ship's side (?):
(
1337-38
)
Et in Endlangiowes et Carlebemes meremio pro ystying bord et hecchis leggin .iiij. bord pro .j. aile meremio pro hord railes
i 25
♦
mil.wing (of an army):
(
1271-72;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Si un muncelement de vos enemis departi voille destreindre une de vos eles ou ascune partie
103.15
2orn.zool.anat.fin:
(
MS: s.xii1/4
)
Pissun par mar nodat, la destre ale s'esloisatm esloisat et resoldat
82.2
(
s.xvin;
MS: s.xv1
)
Lez pisson ové eylez
(M.E. fynnes) paunde
55.6
3anat.agnail, hang-nail:
(
c.1290;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Coupet des cisours des ungles les eles
(M.E. the wottewale)
(A) 305ra
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1382
)
Ungle, ele et urtil
(M.E. Nayle, angenayle and too)
47
♦
anat.nail(?) (possibly in confusion with the English word?):
(
1399;
MS: s.xv1
)
mon pouce, mon nelle, mon doit
52.10
1weaponsmil.feathers (of arrow):
(
c.1240;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
vos devez prendre queintement od unes tenailles les eles de la sete barbalee
i 51
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