mast (s.xii2/4)
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mast (s.xii2/4)

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[ FEW: 16,540a mast; Gdf: 5,197a mast; GdfC: 10,130b mast; TL: 5,1236 mast; DEAF:  mast; DMF:  mât; TLF:  mât; OED:  mast n.1; MED:  mast n.1; DMLBS: 1731b mastus ]
maste;  mat;  maust; 
pl. maz,  matz  B182  

s.

1ship.mast: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Siglent a fort e nagent e guvernent. En sum cez maz e en cez haltes vernes Asez i ad carbuncles e lanternes  2632
( 1214-16 )  Levent la veile al mast amont  2011
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un grant dromond q’avoit trois mastes e sigla ové trois sigles  316.11
( MS: s.xiii2 )  malus: (C) le maust(vars. mast (D)MS: s.xiii/xiv)  ii 78.165
demi mast
ship.half-mast: 
( 1343-50 )  Et lors nos mariners treyerent les sigles a demi mast, et treierent sus lour ankres en manere come ils voleient fuir  76
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