kerne (1351)

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kerne (1351)

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  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  kern n.1  MED:  kerne n.  DMLBS:  kernus 1527a

pl. kernys  
ls(loanword: English Irish )
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See eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language ceithern.

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1mil.kerne, lightly-armed Irish foot-soldier
( 1351; MS: 1351-60 ) nostre seigneur le roi defent [...] qe nul, de quel estat ou condicion q’il soit, ne teigne kernys, hobellours, ne udives gentz en terre de pees a grever le loial poeple nostre seignour le roi  4.II.3
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  ou estoient de eux tuez .clxij. hommes armés et les kernes armez  347.11
2mil.coll.troup, band of lightly-armed Irish foot-soldiers
( 1366; MS: 1570-1610 )  si aveigne que nule home de kerne ou nul altre preigne nul manere dez vitailles [...]  54.XVII.6
( 1392-93 )  une Sire Robert Lythum et William Botiller, de Connaght, ovesque une graunt kerne dez gentz armez vindrount a Yoghille  216
kernemen 
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