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eskermie (1155)

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eskermie (1155)

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

eschermie, escremie, eskirmie, eskyrmye, escerkermerye 639, eskymrye

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1 mil. fencing, fighting with swords:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Guillame [...] od l’espee qui reflambie As Engleis rent dure escremie, ii 195.8342

♦mil.art 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

2games sportsfencing-bout, competitive combat between two fencers:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Tant ad duré lur escermie Par orguil e par aatie Qu'il unt turné le gieu a ire 4355

( 1150-70; MS: s.xii^4/4 ) 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

3fig.fight, struggle:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Nen est corune sanz eskirmie 4636

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