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

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  FEW:  salire 11,95b Gdf:  sailleor 7,286b GdfC: ∅ TL: saillëor 9,62 DEAF:  sailir (sailleor)  DMF:  sailleur  TLF: ∅ OED:  sailour n.  / sallier n.1  MED:  saillour n.  DMLBS:  saltor 2916a
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
assaillur  sailleresse  saillie  saillir  salt#1  saltele  salteler  salterele  saltur  sauter#1 
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