saillur (s.xii2)
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saillur (s.xii2)

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[FEW: 11,95b salire; Gdf: 7,286b sailleor; GdfC: ∅; TL: 9,62 saillëor; DEAF:  sailir (sailleor); DMF:  sailleur; TLF: ∅; OED:  sailour n. / sallier n.1; MED:  saillour n.; DMLBS: 2916a saltor]
saillor;  salyour;  saylliur,  sayllur  

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1dancedancer, one who jumps or leaps: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  tei descuveris e esnuas des vestemenz reals devant les anceles de tes serfs si cume co fust uns saillur  71
2mil.skirmisher, soldier who makes a surprise attack through jumping or leaping: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  les ferrenters e les archers e saillors e lengours e autres de legere armeure alerent avant  51.17
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1191-1210 )  Herbert le Sayllur  Seyler
( 1275 )  Hugh le Saylliur  Seyler
( 1327 )  Robert le Salyour  Seyler
sailleresse  saillie  saillir  salt#1  saltele  salteler  salterele  saltur  sauter#1 
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