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esclice (1160-74)
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esclice (1160-74)

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eclés,  eclice,  eclise;  esclise,  esclisse; 
pl. escliz  
  FEW:  *slitan 17,151b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esclice 9,517b TL: esclice 3,924 DEAF:  esclicier (esclice)  DMF:  éclisse  TLF:  éclisse  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1splinter, fragment: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Engleis furent encontre as lices, De lor lances firent esclices  Rom de Rou wace ii 204.8562
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  La lance en esclises vola  Ipom BFR 3664
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Les forz escuz font estroer, Les esclices amunt voler  Waldef BB 3712
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Gui le refert en sun escu De sun espé trenchant molu. Que en halt fist les encliz voler  Gui War 11151
2implementspatula, slice: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  puis le metez sur petite fue lent e movez bein od une esclice  A-N Med i 48
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec spatula: esclice  TLL i 414
3weaponswooden sword: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) cum lignea spata: (D*) ou le clise de fusz, espeye de fust (var. (C: s.xiiiex) speye, esclyce;  (L: s.xiii) spey de trefe )  TLL ii 139-40.67
4agriculturalimplementswingle-stock, instrument for beating hemp: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) Hec sunt instrumenta mulieri(s) convenientia: forcipes et acus [...], girgillus et excudia (gloss: (D*) eclise) (var. (C: s.xiiiex) escuche, swigleand;  (D: s.xiii/xiv) escuce, swengle ), rupa, feritorium [...]  TLL i 201.65 and ii 139.65

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sclice 
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