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summail (s.xii3/4)
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The form somayl is a cross reference to the following entry:

summail (s.xii3/4)

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somail,  somaile,  somaille,  somayl;  summal  
  FEW:  sagma 11,64a Gdf:  somaille 7,465a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  some 2 (somaille)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1zool.horsespack animal, especially packhorse (with its load or burden): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Lur femes, lur enfanz, lur hernois, lur somaille  Rom Chev ANTS 1862
( 1373 )  plusours gentz [...] decoupent les ditz arbours, et par charettes et somailles [...] les emportent  GAUNT1 ii 124
( 1383 )  nous ont ottroiez leur grant de somail a nostre oeps  GAUNT2 ii 255
2merch.unitload of a pack-animal subject to tax or toll: 
( 1329-30 )  de chesqun summail de seil un farling  YBB 3-4 Ed III 65
carriage et summail
(service of providing) carriage by pack-animal: 
( 1373; MS: s.xii )  deux centz chivaux pur nostre cariage et somayl  GAUNT1 ii 150

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See also:

sume2  sumelier  sumetier  summage  summeier  summier 
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