[eschekerie] (s.xiii1)

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[eschekerie] (s.xiii1)

  FEW:  *skak *17,75b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  eschiec (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
escheqeree,  eskekerie  

s.

1piracy, robbery
( 1309; MS: s.xvi2 )  le roy Edward [...] retourna vers Loundrez la cité pour remedy ordiner d’un eskekerie en la mer fait de Pikardis et de Normaunz, qi a ces cink portis se furent combatuz  22.42
demener grant eschekerie
1 to gloat, revel in defeating one's enemy (?)
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Mult demainent entr’els li Turc grant escheqeree (var. (S: c.1400) podnee ), Trestuz dient ensenble, 'Bien ait ceste jornee, Bien ait qui nostre gent ad hui ci amenee! Tut iert ja des Franceis delivré la contree'  2505
eschec#1  escheker#1 
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