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herdle (1347-50)
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The form hirdil is a cross reference to the following entry:

herdle (1347-50)

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herdele;  hurdle  (hirdil  TLL i 142 ),
pl. hirdelis  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  herdle H390 DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  hurdle n.  MED:  hirdel n.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

build.archit.hurdle: 
( 1370 )  Witthes et hurdles et toute manere choses q’apartient a masonrie  Build salz 444
( 1406-07 )  Pur lowaunce de hirdelis .j. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 8 Henry IV
♦ship.wooden bulwark or other structure on a ship to protect the crew in battle: 
( 1347-50 )  un cent de herdles pur murer lez ditz deux escomers  Sandahl Sea iii 145

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herdeler 
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