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ele1 (s.xii1/4)
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ele1 (s.xii1/4)

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aele,  aile,  ale;  eele,  eile,  elle,  esle;  ile;  (hele  BIBB ROTH (T) 769,  nelle)  
  FEW:  ala 24,281a Gdf:  aele 1,120b / elle 3,23a GdfC:  aile 8,58a TL: ele 1 3,27 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  aile  TLF:  aile  OED:  aisle n.  MED:  ele n.2  DMLBS:  ala 1 56b

s.

1orn.zool.anat.wing, limb of airborne animals or creatures that enables them to fly: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (the dragon) Mot les eles, tent le col, Vers le gripun drechet sun vol  S Brend mup 1017
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Mout y avoit oyseaux [...] Et lor elles senestres toutes rouges estoient  Rom de Rou wace i 24.249
( MS: c.1250 )  ala: ele  TLL i 421
( MS: 1272-82 )  [...] unes plus courtes pennes en l’ele plus procheines del cors  Glan lex 67D
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Cest oysel [...] ad le col tout jaune [...] et les aeles de porpre colour  Mandeville 151
♦build.wing, aisle (of a building): 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  (In the church) Devers l’ele del Nort s’en est li bers alez  Becket1 5526
( 1321 )  [...] les eiles acordauntz al costere del comble  Build salz 427
( 1381 )  jeo devise que mez executours faceont parfournir le vout sur la ele del dit eglise  Test Ebor i 114
♦ geog. spur, protruding section of a mountain range: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Es eles de Montgieu entra, E jor e nuit tant espleita Que il vint en une valee  Brut WACE 2989
♦ship.ship's side (?): 
( 1337-38 )  Et in Endlangiowes et Carlebemes meremio pro ystying bord et hecchis leggin .iiij. bord pro .j. aile meremio pro hord railes  Sandahl Sea i 25
♦mil.wing (of an army): 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Si un muncelement de vos enemis departi voille destreindre une de vos eles ou ascune partie  vegetius2 103.15
2orn.zool.anat.fin: 
( MS: s.xii1/4 )  Pissun par mar nodat, la destre ale s'esloisatm esloisat et resoldat  Pop Med 82.2
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Lez pisson ové eylez (M.E. fynnes) paunde  Fem2 55.6
3anat.agnail, hang-nail: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Coupet des cisours des ungles les eles (M.E. the wottewale)  bibb MS (A) 305ra
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Ungle, ele et urtil (M.E. Nayle, angenayle and too)  Nominale 47
♦anat.nail(?) (possibly in confusion with the English word?): 
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  mon pouce, mon nelle, mon doit  Man lang ANTS 52.10
l’ele d’une geline
fig.scrap (as worthless object): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  l’escu ne li vaut l’ele d’une geline  Horn 1666

s. pl.

weaponsmil.feathers (of arrow): 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  vos devez prendre queintement od unes tenailles les eles de la sete barbalee  A-N Med i 51
estre desuz les eles de
to be under the protection of: 
( 1313-14 )  il covendreit qe la femme siwist sa volunté q’est desouz ses eles  YBB Ed II vii 157

See also:

ciele1  northele  suthele 
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