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pucele s.f. a.
Semantic labels: astron., chess, decor., domestic, female, games, occupation, theol., toponym
Usage labels: name, pej.Citations:
chess strategy played with pawns and king only (?)
games: (s.xiii) li pouns [...] signefient puceles de pris, Car reines fesons des pouns Que ensement fierces apelons [...] l'en puet bien apeler poun Quanqu'a pé vet par reison, Des homes et femes nomeement [...] Ore avez oi mencion Por quoi 'jeu as puceles' l'apelon [...] en cest jeu unt la maistrie Li poun et la seignorie 24.118[quacspelle] s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
'kwakspel', a game played with dice on a chequerboard
games: (1440-41) Cest sont les marchandisez trovez en la garde du dit Arnold Henrikson: .x. dossen pawteners, .xx. dosen quaterspelles quac(er)spelle , .c. libres countres 145quart 1 a.num. s.
Semantic labels: anat., archit., arithm., build., chess, curr., finan., games, herald., implement, kinship, num., time, unit, volume, weight
Citations:
square on a chessboard (?)
games: (s.xiii) Kant ceo ert fet, si descendra le neir rei en l'angle e par sutilz traiz si estalera sun aversarie el point que quart est de sei e dedenz bord 13 (prose)quekeborde s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
a game played with dice on a chequerboard
games: (1477-78) [...] occupier ou jeuer ascuns dez ditz jeuez appellez closshe, keylez, halfbowle, handyn et handoute ou qwekeborde ou ascun de eux ii 463quernes 1 s.pl.
Semantic labels: gambling, games
Citations:
(of dice) roll of double fours
games: (1155) Dous e dous getent e puis quernes 10573quines s.pl.
Semantic labels: gambling, games
Citations:
(of dice) roll of double fives
games: (1155) A la fiee getent quines, A la fiee getent sines 10575ragman s.
Semantic labels: divin., games, law
Citations:
fortune-telling game in which fifty fortune-telling quatrains were written on separate rolls to be selected at random from a string attached
games: (c.1200) Ragemon le bon. Deu vous dorra grant honour E grant joie [...] p.17roc s.
Semantic labels: chess, games
Citations:
castle, rook, corner piece in chess which moves in a straight line
games: (s.xiiex) Aufin qui est en coverte Par eschec, a descoverte Sovent prent roc u peonet 1104
games: (s.xiii1/3) in a game of chess El chef d’un roc rook C s.xiii 4/4 feru l’a Que la teste lui debrusa 7990
games: (s.xiiim) Sa mere est reyne a dreit apelé, Ses roks sunt li apostle k’il ad enveé 23
games: (s.xiii) Li reis neir tret premirement [...]; mes [...] Tost serreit del roc maté 11.90sines s.
Semantic labels: gambling, games
Citations:
(in dice) pair of sixes
games: (1171-74) Li dé serunt mult tost sur ambes as turné Qui unt esté sovent sur sines ruelé 5845
games: (1360-79) Car jammais pour test ambesaas La juste cause que tu as Encontre sisnes ne maintient 24228sis 1 a. s.
Semantic labels: gambling, games, num.
Citations:
six as a number on a die
games: (1360-79) Dieus changera tes sis en as 23399soele s.
Semantic labels: culin., games
Citations:
ball-game
games: (1284) Rogerus [...] et Martinus [...] fuerunt ad quendam ludum qui vocatur soule in villa de Helleston ita quod contenderunt ad invicem et Rogerus percussit Martinum in fronte quodam lapide usque ad cerebrum et quarto die postea inde obiit JUST1/111 m.3
games: (1284) fuerunt ad quemdam ludum qui vocatur soule in decena de Lanceles JUST1/111 m.34staler 2 v.trans.
Semantic labels: chess, games
Citations:
to stalemate, put (one's opponent) in a possition that they can no longer move their king
games: (s.xiii) U en mesme cel angle le staler E a force li mater (A) 53.155[surjuer] v.trans.
Semantic labels: chess, games
Citations:
to outplay, defeat (in a game)
games: (c.1170) Mut en est cil dolenz ki en =a game of chess est surjowez 2740table s.
Semantic labels: anat., archit., arithm., astron., Bibl., culin., decor., divin., domestic, eccl., finan., games, gramm., law, literature, med., merch., mythological, surg., theol., time, toponym
Citations:
game board
games: (1397) Escheqirs [...] ové tres peirs meinés =set of chessmen de cristalle, et tables de ivoir, ové la meiné d'ivoire et de ban iii 363
dice game, backgammon
games: (1155) Est juvente tost ententive A gas, a deduit e a tables 10749
games: (s.xiii1/4) Il ne vit nul juer par cele sale, Ne deporter od eschés ne od tables 2397
games: (c.1250) hee alee: tables i 422.148
games: (s.xiii) alea: table 165
to play dice game, backgammon
games: (s.xii2/4) Sur palies blancs siedent cil cevaler, As tables juent pur els esbaneier 111
games: (s.xiii1/3) car alums As chambres, si nus enveisuns As tables e as eschés juer 3235tabler 1 s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
gamming table, board used for playing games
games: (1160-74) Li ducs ama gieus covenables, deduit d’eschés, gaain de tables. Un jur se seeit al tablier, entre lui e un chevalier ; ensemble od els un clerc seeit [...] al gieu esgarder entendeit i 248.2337
games: (s.xiii1) [A]nthrodragme [...] Çoe [est] une gemme formee Com uns tablirs, tote quarree 193.XLVII.1164
games: (c.1250) hec alea: tabler i 421.147
games: (1383-84) Item, pur ceo qe Johan Pope fuist trové en defaute en façoun = the making of de meyné a un tabler paia .ij. s. 208
games: (1423) Item, .j. petite tabuler, ovec le mayné de cipers [...] iv 238
to play board game
games: (1260-70) Ces ausi ke pur nul jouer A les eschés u au tabler U pur jou en autre gyse Lessent d’oyr lur servise 1484tenysballe s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
ball used in the game of tennis
games: (1463) le ory [...] ad ordeigné [...] qe null merchant neez subgiet du doi deinzein n’estraunge [...] mesne, maunde ne convoie [...] en cest roialme d’Engleterre [...] ascuns de cestes wares ou choses desoubz escriptez: [...] ascuns maners serures, martens vulgarement nomez hamers, pinsons, firetonges, drepyngpannes, dises, tenysballes, pointes, laces [...] ii 397top 1 s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
spinning-top
games: (s.xiii2) troco lude: le top fuez juez ii 5
games: (c.1290) En la rue juez au toup toop O s.xv 1 atte toppe 37topet 1 s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
spinning-top
games: (s.xiiex) Fui les tables, jue al tupet 80.63
games: (c.1250) De ludis [...] hic trocus: tupeth vel caboth i 421.144
games: (c.1250) tunc de ludis [...] Hic trocus: topet i 413[topie] s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
spinning-top
games: (s.xv1) Leisse ta folie Laisse ta ju a le tourpie OA s.xv 1 21.28 (var)traire v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as s. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., arithm., astron., beverage, build., chess, costume, culin., falc., fishing, games, geog., law, literature, livestock, med., merch., mil., mining, music, oenol., rept., ship., textile, theol., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: fig., temporalCitations:
to move, play
games: (1360-79) Chascuns fait trere a ce merell 23496waveleis s.
Semantic labels: games, jousting, sports, wrestling
Citations:
name for a form of jousting, fencing or wrestling (?)
games: (1150-70) Aprés manger deduire vunt E plusurs jus comencer funt D'eskermies e de palest[r]es [...] E puis firent uns sauz waleis E uns qu'apelent waveleis E puis si porterent cembeals E [si] lancerent od roseals, Od gavelos e od espiez. Sur tuz i fud Tristran preisez 2071zoleur s.
Semantic labels: games
Citations:
ball-player
games: (c.1170) ele vint en un pré u i u[t] cent pastur. Une pelote urent, si.n furent zoleur 4884