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escomer2 (1347-50)
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escomer2 (1347-50)

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escommer,  escomour,  escoumer,  escumeur,  escumour  (ascomer  Sandahl Sea iii 145 (PRO E101/25/32, m.1))  
  FEW:  *skum- 17,138a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  escumeur 9,525b TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  écumeur  TLF:  écumeur  OED:  scummer n.  MED:  scomour n.  / skimmour n.  DMLBS:  scumarium 2 2987c

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1ship.light ship, patrol vessel (?): 
( 1347-50 )  En hokes, bendes, boltes, et autre ferrement pur la governayl del un escomer, .viij. s.  Sandahl Sea i 116
( 1347-59 )  L'acompte […] des deniers recieuz sur la fesure de deux escumours faites d'une galeye nomee la Cog Johan  Sandahl Sea iii 144
2ship.pirate: 
( 1405 )  j’ay entendu par les marchans de la ville de Saint Andreu, que une neffe de Flandre, venant devers Escoce, chargé de merchandises et des biens [...], ont [sic] esté prins par escumeurs d’Engleterre estans en une armee barge, qu’est appelé la barge de Calace, sur le rivage d’Escoce, et amenés en Engleterre au port de Halyeland  Roy Lett Hen IV ii 4

See also:

escumer  scumer2 
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