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staler2 (s.xiii)
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staler2 (s.xiii)

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  FEW:  *stal *17,208b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  stale v.3  MED:  stalen v.3  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

gameschessto stalemate, put (one's opponent) in a possition that they can no longer move their king: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex ) U en mesme cel angle le staler E a force li mater  Eschez (A) 53.155

[gdw]

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estaler2 
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