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mangonel (1155)

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

mangonel (1155)

magnel,  magnele;  magunel;  mangeneal,  mangenel,  mangenell;  mangoneal,  mangonial,  mangounel;  manguenel,  mangunal,  mangunel,  manguneal  (mangolel );
pl. magneus;  mangenés,  mangeneus;  mangoneaus,  mangoneus,  mangoneuz;  manguenés,  mangunés,  manguneus, 
(pl mangareux  Lett & Pet 218.50-51 mangonias  Secr WATERFORD2 306)  
  FEW:  mánganon 6/i,198b Gdf: GdfC:  mangonel 10,117a TL: mangonel 5,1055 DEAF:  mangan (mangonel)  DMF:  mangonneau  TLF:  mangonneau  OED:  mangonel n.  MED:  mangonel n.  DMLBS:  manganellus 1703c

s.

mil.weaponsmangonel, catapult for throwing large stones
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  tost ourent fait mangunels As perieres contregeter  Brut WACE 330
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Des perrieres, des mangunals Abatent les turs e les murals  Waldef BB 6003
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  deivent aveir arblastes e fundes as peres e mangeneus a grosses peres por launcer e geter ou trebuchez, non pas soulement a lor enemis mes a lor engins, ke touz seient quassez  vegetius2 130.16
( 1343-50 )  nostre roy fist faire assaut a la dite cyté [...] sis foithe le jour ové springals et magnels, gettauntz grosses pieres  Cron Lond1 79
( MS: s.xiii2 )  fustibula: (C) mangoneuz (var. (D: xiii/xiv) mangenell; (L: xiii/xiv) mangunés)  TLL ii 71

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