eskermie (1155)
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eskermie (1155)

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  FEW:  *skirmjan 17,118b Gdf:  escremie 3,437c GdfC:  escrime 9,522b TL: escremie 3,994 DEAF:  escremir (escremie)  DMF:  escrime  TLF:  escrime  OED:  skirm n.  / skirmery n.  MED:  skirmerie n.  DMLBS:  skirmia 3106a
eschermie,  escremie,  eskirmie,  eskyrmye,  escerkermerye  639,  eskymrye  

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1 weapons fencing, fighting with swords: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Guillame [...] od l’espee qui reflambie As Engleis rent dure escremie,  ii 195.8342
♦weaponsart of fencing: 
( c.1185 )  Veez delivre eskermie! Unc ne nasqui en ceste vie Qui plus seust de l’eskermie  3202
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  L. iert pruz e mult leger E de ses armes mult manier E mult iert sages d’eschermie  15957
( 1285 )  fous [...] vount aprendre eskirmye de bokyler  i 103
2gamessportsweaponsfencing-bout, competitive combat between two fencers: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tant ad duré lur escermie Par orguil e par aatie Qu'il unt turné le gieu a ire  4355
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Pois vont [...] esbanier [...] A palastres, as eschermies, A gieus de plusurs aaties  434
( MS: s.xiii2 )  cestu: eskyrmye, talevaz (margin: .i. quo ludo cestuum gallice eskymrye)  ii 4
3 mil. battle between armies: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) La veissiez pilez descendre E chaoir plus menu que gresle; Pié a pié erent, melle pelle. Tote jor dura l’eschermie Mais noz genz ne demorassent mie As granz assalz ne al grant charge  10863
♦fig.fight, struggle: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Nen est corune sanz eskirmie  4636
escarmuche  eskermerie  eskermiger  eskermir  eskermisor 
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