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fleche (1160-74)

The form flesche is a cross reference to the following entry:

fleche (1160-74)

flecche;  flesche  (flacche)  
  FEW:  *fliukka 15/ii,145a Gdf: GdfC:  fleche 9,626a TL: fleche 3,1921 DEAF:  fleche  DMF:  flèche  TLF:  flèche 1  OED:  flèche n.  MED:  flecche n.  DMLBS:  flecca 961b

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( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Tirel volt Ferir un cerf qui trespassout; Entre lui e le rei coreit, Cil traist, qui entesé aveit, Mais sa saete glaceia, La fleche a un arbre freia E la saete traversa, Le rei feri, mort le rua  Rom de Rou wace ii 259.10070
( 1341 )  .xlviij. setes; .cc. flacches saunz testes; .xxj. arcs manueles febles  MSS Wales 677
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  de lour arkez et flecchez me grevousement sagitieront  Lett & Pet 363.11
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  centz arkes, deux cents garbes de flecches  Anon Chr1 178
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  [...] mon espee, ma lance, mon arc, ma fleche, ma sette, mon baslard [...]  Man lang ANTS 51.28

See also:

flecher1  flecherie 
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