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rebataillerus (s.xii1/4)
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rebataillerus (s.xii1/4)

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  FEW:  battualia *1,290a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  bataille (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

This lexeme appears to be a calque of Latin re + bellum (as an etymology for rebellis), producing an Anglo-Norman nominal adjective from re + bataille. It is only attested in this early Anglo-Norman gloss to the Poema conjugis.

s.?

one who fights back, disobeys a higher authority: 
( MS: s.xii1/4 )  rebellibus: as rebataillerus  i 19

[gdw]

See also:

bataillerus 
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rebataillerus