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roc (s.xii^ex)

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roc (s.xii^ex)

rok, roke, rook

FEW: ruh 19,147b Gdf: roc 7,212b GdfC: roc 1 10,580c TL: roc 8,1355 DEAF: roc DMF: roc 2 TLF: roc 2 OED: rook n.2 MED: rok(e n.3 DMLBS: rochus 2 2847c

games chesscastle, rook, corner piece in chess which moves in a straight line:

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii² ) Aufin qui est en coverte Par eschec, a descoverte Sovent prent roc u peonet S Geo 1104

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) (in a game of chess) El chef d’un roc (var. (C: s.xiii^4/4) rook) feru l’a Que la teste lui debrusa Gui War 7990

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Sa mere est reyne a dreit apelé, Ses roks sunt li apostle k’il ad enveé Eschez Allegorical 23

( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Li reis neir tret premirement [...]; mes [...] Tost serreit del roc maté Eschez ANTS 11.90

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