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lengour1 (1271-72)

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

lengour1 (1271-72)

lengeor,  lengeour;  lingeor,  lingeour,  linger,  lyngere  
  FEW:  *linicius *5,365b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  linge 2 (lingeor)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  lingator 1618b

s.

1mil.slinger, soldier armed with a sling or who operates a siege-engine
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  quant les tours sunt ostez, les archerz e les arblasters e les lingeors de lenges gittent e launcent seetes e peres  vegetius2 137.17
( 1323-25 )  Item, qe le roi face eslire [...] touz les arbalesters, archiers, lingers et autres pur combatre  St Sard 66
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1288 )  Ad. Le Lyngere  Family Names Linger

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lenge1 
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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