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ileman (1305)

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

ileman (1305)

yleman,  isleman  
  FEW:  insula 4,729b Gdf:  islemen 4,613b GdfC: TL: isleman 4,1468 DEAF:  isleman I457 DMF:  isleman  TLF: OED:  islesman n.  MED: DMLBS:
ls(loanword: compound with M.E.)
le

s.

demonymislander, inhabitant of an island
( 1305 )  La grace nostre seygnour le rey requerent ses homes des yles de Gerseye e de Gerneseye, e des autres yles apurtenantes a celes, come les dis ylemans eusent sustenu grefs damages par les enemys nostre seygnor le rey, en tens de la guerre [...]  Rot Parl1 i 464
( 1308-09 )  justices envoeis (l. envoiés?) as isles par nostre seignour pour amendur (l. amender) e pur adrecier les trespas qui sunt estey fés as islemans  Sel Bills Eyre 139

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idle2 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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