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forstal (1208)

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

forstal (1208)

forestal,  forestall;  forstall,  forstalle;  (aferestal (l. a ferestal)  Northumb 233)  
  FEW:  forestall 15/ii,162a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  forstaller (forstal)  DMF: TLF: OED:  forestall n.  MED:  for(estal n.1  DMLBS:  forestallum 979b
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1ambush, act of waylaying on the highway
( 1208 )  forstalle, hamsokes, herefare  Oak Book ii 40
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  De chescun forstal fet el chemin comun  Mir Just 40
( 1300 )  Forstal - Estupure de chemyn en destourbaunt le passer  Red Bk 1037
2lawright of jurisdiction in respect of waylaying
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  hundred, homsokne, forstal, tol et taillage  TREVET Cron1 269.26
3lawmerch.forestalling (of merchandise), buying up beforehand
( 1321 )  De forstall, de pesson venduz sur kais, e altres sulon l’auncien usage de la vile  YBB Ed II xxvi 259
( MS: 1419 )  Nulle home voit encountre pessoun, ne maunde pus acchater nulle manere de pessoun par forstalle, ne loinz ne pres, sur forfature du pessoun quel q'il soit  Lib Alb 380
faire forstal (de)
lawmerch.to forestall, corner (goods)
( 1274 )  Et qe nul fuster, ne autre, face forestal de merim qe appent a fusterie, venaunt vers la cité en bois ne en autre leu  Lib Cust 81
( 1327-77 )  que nul forstaller ne regrater ne soyt en burk, ne en cité, ne en vile marchaunde, par lesques forstal e regraterie soyt fest, dount le pais seyt enchiri  Rot Parl1 ii 404
( MS: 1419 )  Et si nul abrocour soit attient, q'il soit alé fors de la citee et eit forstal feit de nul manere de merchandise vers la ville venaunt  Lib Alb 269
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