escherde (1121-35)
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escherde (1121-35)

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[ FEW: 17,96b *skarda; Gdf: 3,367c escharde; GdfC: 9,511c escharde; TL: 3,853 escharde; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  écharde 1; TLF:  écharde; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
escheirde,  escharde;  escarde,  eskerde,  eçkerde,  echede,  querdes  

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1chip, splinter: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  peres [...] faites en tels maneres Qu’il n’ad buche ne jointure Ne echede ne creveure  3026
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ne valt trenchant espié plus qe escherde ou areste  7202
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Une targe out a or listee [...] Suz ciel n’out arme que ren entamast, Ne tant que une eskerde en trenchast  8416
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  leveure d’escarde del teste en (l. est) mahain  25
( MS: c.1325 )  Betoyne chase hors lé querdes dey [sic] os brucés esire soude lé nerws  151.690
2anat.barb, scale (of dragon, etc.): 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  il (=the Devil) me tient, Point de ses escherdes  18114
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  (the dragon) ne s’enmaya de rien pur le coup, tant out dur l’escharde e l’esclot devant  47.31
3ich.zool.anat.scale (of fish): 
( MS: s.xiii )  squamas: (C) escherdes(var. (T: xiii/xiv) eçkerdes)  ii 26
( MS: s.xiiiex )  squama: eskerde, scale  ii 169
♦med.scab: 
( c.1185 )  Les eskerdes cheent aval, guariz est Dardanus del mal  4497
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