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eschargaiter (1155)
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eschargaiter (1155)

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eschalgueiter,  eschargaitier,  eschaugaiter;  escheluaiter;  eschielguaitier,  eschilguaitier  (achauveiter)  
  FEW:  *skarwahta 17,104a Gdf:  eschargaitier 1 3,370a GdfC: ∅ TL: eschargaitier 1 3,856 DEAF:  eschargaite (eschargaitier 1)  DMF:  échauguetter  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to guard, watch over: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cil qui les rivages guardouent E qui les porz eschaugaitouent  Brut WACE 2504
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Li reis d’Escoce fist la nuit sun ost eschielguaitier  FANT OUP 1270
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Cil qui l’ost unt escheluaitez  Brut Royal 896

v.intrans.

to stand guard: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  A vint mil compaignons ont eschargaitez  Rom Chev ANTS 2931
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Od la lune serie anuit eschilguaitiez, Que Flameng ne terrien ne seient enbuschiez  FANT OUP 137
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