eschele2 (c.1136-37)
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eschele2 (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 17,95b *skara; Gdf: 3,387c eschiele 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,893 eschiele 2; DEAF:  eschiele 2; DMF:  eschelle 2; TLF: ∅; OED:  eschele n.; MED:  eschele n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
echel;  escheile,  eschel,  eschiele,  eschile,  achele  

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1implementwedge: 
( MS: s.xiv )  cuneis: par echels, weg  ii 154
2mil.battalion, body of troops (in close battle formation): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  En l’eschele [ke] devant [vint] Lançad le gaveloc qu’il tint  2795
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  De combatre dunc s’apresterent E lur eschieles diviserent  11190
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Icés cinc compaignies sunt ordineez en la premere eschele  41.1
( MS: s.xiii2 )  acies: (C) la eschele(var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) escheles)  ii 71
eschele devant
1mil.vanguard: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li fiz Gudreche sunt en l’eschiele devant  3274
faire eschele
1 mil. to form a battalion, line up in battle formation: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Senz faire eschele e senz conrei Al chastel vindrent a desrei, De tutes pars l'unt assailli  8743
mettre en eschele
1mil.to line up as a battalion, in battle formation: 
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  arraierent et mistrent en eschele lour petites gentz  166
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