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reregarde (s.xii2/4)
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reregarde (s.xii2/4)

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reregard,  rereguarde,  rereward,  rerewarde,  rergard,  rieregarde  
  FEW:  *wardôn 17,516a Gdf:  riere garde 7,192a GdfC: ∅ TL: rieregarde 8,1288 DEAF:  garde (reregarde) G164 DMF:  reregarde  TLF: ∅ OED:  rearguard n.1  / rearward n1  MED:  rereward(e n.  DMLBS:  rerewarda 2787b / retrowarda 2821c

s.

mil.rearguard, rear division of an army: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  En dulce France s’en repairrat li reis. Sa rereguarde lerrat derere sei  Roland 574
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Franceis trova qui se teneient, qui la rieregarde faiseient  Rom de Rou wace ii 80.5202
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Umfray de Boune le jovene tent la garde en baylle, Qe ayde du chastel loure reregard (var. (B: s.xiv3/4) rereward;  (G: s.xiv1) rergard) ne assaylle  LANGTOFT thiol2 317.934
( 1380 )  en le vantgarde sont .vij.c. gentz de armes, et .vij.c. archiers; en le migarde mille gentz d'armes et mille archiers; en le reregarde atant come devant  Rot Parl1 iii 91
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  le count de Salesbure od le rerewarde [...] viegnt, feraunt et abataunt sur l'avauntgarde de les Fraunceis  Anon Chr1 38.19

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See also:

areregarde  garde1  rere2  reregarder 
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