mail (s.xii1/3)
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mail (s.xii1/3)

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[ hap]

[ FEW: 6/i,116a malleus; Gdf: 5,72a mail 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 5,794 mail; DEAF:  mail; DMF:  mail; TLF:  mail; OED:  maul n.1; MED:  mal(le n.; DMLBS: 1696a malleus ]
maele,  mal,  mayl,  mauz  73.68  

s.

1implementmaul, (heavy) hammer: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Pois la depece l’om o mailz Sur enclume  30.56
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  A mailz de fer e cuignees qu’il tindrent Fruissent les ymagenes e trestutes les ydeles  3663
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Mielz deust bele dame baisier e aeoler Ke par mal de guerre ferir un chevalier  949
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  mallei: (L) del mayl(var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) martel)  ii 80
mailler  maillet 
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