sarme (1435-36)
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sarme (1435-36)

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[FEW: *11,61a sagma; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  sarme; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  seam n.2; MED:  sem(e n.2; DMLBS: 2910c salma 2]
 
Italian (?)

While possibly a borrowing from Italian, the term is equally attested Medieval Latin and the rhotacism in the present form can be an Anglo-Norman rather than Italian consequence.

s.

1volumea measure of capacity: 
( 1435-36 )  .iiij. sarmes de cendres  48
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