mail (s.xii1/3)
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  FEW:  malleus 6/i,116a Gdf:  mail 1 5,72a GdfC: ∅ TL: mail 5,794 DEAF:  mail  DMF:  mail  TLF:  mail  OED:  maul n.1  MED:  mal(le n.  DMLBS:  malleus 1696a
maele,  mal,  mayl,  mauz  73.68  

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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#1  maillet  maillier  maillur 
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