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schelpe (1431)

schelpe (1431)

shelpe  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  shelp n.1  MED:  shelp n.  DMLBS:  scalpa 2 2951c / shelpa 3063a
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

geog. shelf, sandbank in a river
( 1431 )  nient obstant toutz les ditz estatutz [...] faitz pur la conservacie des ditz graundes ryvers, il y ad si graunde noumbre des schelpes deinz le ryver de Ley [...]; les queux schelpes sount faitz et avenuz par force et cours del dit ewe de Ley  Rot Parl1 iv 381
( 1431 )  certeins sufficeantz comissions qi averont poair [...] pur remoever et getter toutz lez ditz shelpes hors del dit river de Ley sur les riparies de mesme le river  Stats ii 268

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