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eskipper (1121-25)
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eskipper (1121-25)

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eschiper,  eschipper,  eschippere;  esckipper;  eskiiper  (achiper  S Brend 252 (var. C),  askipper  Rot Parl1 iii 556)  
  FEW:  scipian 17,62b / skipa 17,116b Gdf:  eschiper 3,391c GdfC:  esquiper 9,552a TL: eschiper 3,899 / esquiper 3,1274 DEAF:  eschiper  / esquiper  DMF:  équiper  / esquiper  TLF:  équiper  OED:  equip v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  shippare 3063c

v.trans.

1ship.to ship, load on board: 
( 1363-77 )  les ditz marchantes esckipperent certeynes sakes de laynes en les portes de cestes villes vers Caleis  Northumb 255
♦ship. to embark, put on board: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  sa femme e ses enfanz Fist eschiper tut pluranz  S Clem ANTS 252
2ship.to equip, man (a boat, ship, etc.)): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Arthur fist ses nefs eschiper; Tant mena gent, nés sai numbrer  Brut WACE 13077
3ship.to moor, berth: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  n’i truvent nul’ entrethe U lur nef fust eschipede  S Brend mup 252

v.intrans.

ship.to embark, take ship: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  vont a la maree, Entrent a la flote (=boat) qe ert eschipee E vont en lur pais  Rom Chev ANTS 629
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Atorner fet ses nefs e ses dromonz vousez, Eschipé est dedenz atoz ses barnez  Rom Chev ANTS 5486
( 1388 )  commenceantz les dites gages et regard le jour qe les ditz Piers et Robert et lour dite retenue serroient primerement venuz a la meer prestz pur eskiper en dit viage  Rich II 826.14
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ils deveroient [...] alere a lour neefs et eschippere devers lour pays  Anon Chr1 52.31

v.refl.

ship.to embark, take ship: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E vont dreit al rivage si se sont eschipé  Rom Chev ANTS 1072

p.pr. as s.

ship.shipping, transportation by boat, ship, etc.: 
( 1452-53 )  annuelx revenuz des custumes et subsidies queux accrestoierent au roy de l'eskippans de tielx laynes  Stats ii 367

p.p. as a.

ship. (of a boat, ship, etc.) equipped, manned: 
( 1310 )  une nef de guere ben eskippez des gens suffisauns et defensables  Rot Scot i 83
( 1321-22 )  une nief de W., une nief de G., eskipetz tot pleyn des gentz armés  Rot Parl1 i 397
( c.1340 )  les capitaynes [...] sont tenuz d’assembler sans delay avec leurs bateaux bien eskippez de mariners  Blk Bk Adm 20

sbst. inf.

1ship.embarking, embarkation: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Murut li rois a l’eskiper, Noiez par cheiir en mer  S Edw paris ANTS 1359
2ship.passage by boat, ship (etc.): 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  avoiount appaier (l. ='a paier') pur lour eschipper passaunt le mere vers Engleterre  Anon Chr1 74.35
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