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abesser v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as adv. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: anat., emotion, jousting, med., mil., music, pathol., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to lower, to couch (lance)
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Aba[i]sse son espié, au roy s’est alaisez Rom Chev ANTS 905
lowering, couching
weapons: (s.xii3/4) A l’ abesser des lances ot grant fereiz Rom Chev ANTS 1876acer s.
Semantic labels: implement, metal, mil., weapons
Citations:
(steel) blade, sword
weapons: (1155) Mult lur veissiez cops dubler E des aciers le feu voler Brut WACE 7806
weapons: (c.1200) Il ferent paens des fers et des acers Anc Test (B) 4241
weapons: (c.1230) Par les acers qu’il funt grundir De rustes colps […] S Modw 8301
weapons: (1271-72) En teu manere de estrif aident mout a victorie treis maneres des armes: asseres e falces e un engin ou .ij. pennes vegetius2 155.7-8
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) asser : (D) un asser esse L s.xiii TLL ii 137.56aceré 1 a. s.
Semantic labels: metal, mil., weapons
Citations:
blade, sword which has been coated with steel to make it stronger or sharper
weapons: (1280-1307) Mais li felon fu garniz e desouz armé; Ne li pout entamer nul si bon asceré LANGTOFT thiol2 355.1744adubs s. pl.
Semantic labels: armour, mil., weapons
Citations:
arms
weapons: (s.xiiex) Touz lur adubs addubbez L c.1335 addobbez L c.1335 e lur atour Lur trova Amis 36agucer v.trans. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: med., pharm., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to whet, sharpen (a weapon)
weapons: (s.xii1) aguiserent exacuerunt sicume glaive lur langue Camb Ps 107.LXIII.3
weapons: (1160-74) Mout voissiez [...] espiez brunir, Saetes et dars aguiser Rom de Rou wace ii 317.261
weapons: (s.xiii2) Jeo fiz la lame agucer […] por sun costé percer Evang Nic Verse 1606
(of weapons) sharp, sharpened
weapons: (s.xii3/4) E getent feu e flambe e gros pels agusez Rom Chev ANTS 878
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) l’espee Ki de dous parz est agucee Mirur1 123va42alemele s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
blade
weapons: (s.xii1/3) Cum a[le]mele est sa manere, De l’une part plaine et legiere […] Lapid 252.1511
weapons: (1155) cil ki tindrent les cultels Parmi chapes, parmi mantels, Parmi piz e parmi bueles Firent passer les alemeles Brut WACE 7254
weapons: (1174-75) un espee trenchant Od trenchant alemele FANT OUP 1371
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) Tut erent ardant li cutel E trenchant li alemel Mirur3 5195
weapons: (1300) une eppee [...], le anemel de fer e de acer la lungure de une aune King’s Bench iii 102
lance-head (?)
weapons: (c.1170) E braundist sun espié […] trenchaunte est l’alemele Horn 3312
weapons: (c.1185) Od le glaive en l'escu le fert, Ke parmi passe l'alemele Ipom BFR 4671
blade, sword
weapons: (1273-82) D’amour la trenchante alemele Tot [te] desrount, tot [t']esquartele Ross ANTS 2530anlaz s.
Semantic labels: domestic, implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
short two-edged knife or dagger
weapons: (s.xiiiin) anelacias: gallice allenaz Vernac Glosses 13
weapons: (1260-70) Porter ne deit anelaz ne fauchon Man pechez (B) 6694
weapons: (s.xiiiex) anelacias : (C) anleys anelacis D* s.xiii/xiv anelaces D s.xiii/xiv anelas L s.xiii TLL ii 135
weapons: (1298) E un anlace od manche de yvor e un trenchur Wardrobe Spaldington 100apparaillement s.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, decor., mil., weapons
Citations:
arms, equipment
weapons: (1190-93) Offe li reis […] Of mult noble aparailement, Od bele gent […] S Edm Life ANTS 612
weapons: (s.xivin) bien mountés e de totes apparillementz richement aprestez Fouke ANTS 8.35apparailler v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: archit., armour, build., costume, culin., decor., implement, leather, med., mil., ship., weapons
Usage labels: also_fig., fig.Citations:
to equip, arm
weapons: (1343-50) cent hommes bien armez et apparaillez Cron Lond1 45.2
equipped
weapons: (1155) Vit les Romains, elmes laciez, Tuz de combatre apparaillez Brut WACE 4602
weapons: (c.1335) cent hommes bien armez et apparaillés Anon Chr2 110appartreyt s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
preparations
weapons: (1392) ilx ont fet faire le granheur appartreyt de guerre, come sont cavoux, hides, mangareux et outres artifices Lett & Pet 218.150.50arblaste s.
Semantic labels: domestic, implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
balista, cross-bow
weapons: (1121-25) Esturbeiluns plus tost ne vait, […] Ne li quarels d’arbaleste S Brend mup 1151
weapons: (1155) Od fundes e od arbalestes [...] Jettent pierres e quarrels traient Brut WACE 3041
weapons: (s.xii) balista: balista genus arcus est qui gallice dicitur arbalaste TLL i 32
weapons: (s.xiii2) hec balea .i. funda vel instrumentum quod vulgus vocat ‘arblaste’ TLL i 387
weapons: (1318) si fut tret de un quarrel de arblaste Eng Docs 24.21
weapons: (1323-25) jeo trovoi arcbalestes de vyz de deux peez St Sard 51
weapons: (1377) fuistes por arcz arblastes Chaucer Life 162
weapons: (1194-99) Un enemis al creatur Teneit une arb[a]laste a tur; Al serjant traist par une archiere, Si[l] feri el piz desoz la chiere ambroise 3567
balista, cross-bow furnished with a winding mechanism
weapons: (s.xiii) balistas trocleatas : arbelastes de truyl TLL ii 151
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) balistas trocleatas : aleblaz de trolle TLL ii 147arblastele s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
crossbow shot
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Hom les (=right breasts of Amazons) ard de fer quant sunt jovenes puceles Qe blece[es] ne soient d’esclices ne d’arblasteles Rom Chev ANTS 6179arc 1 s. s. pl.
Semantic labels: anat., archit., Bibl., colour, length, meteo., mil., theol., unit, weapons
Citations:
bow
weapons: (1113-19) L'arc qu'il (=Sagitarius) tent en sa main Comput ANTS 1749
weapons: (s.xii1) Iluec debrisa les potences des arcs, escut e glaive e bataile Oxf Ps ANTS 86.75.3
weapons: (c.1200) Par le campestre vait il son arc tesant Anc Test (B) 7563
weapons: (a.1399) od arkes et setes et od espeys Anon Chr1 41.5
Greek bow, cross-bow (?)
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) arcus Trojanorum : (D) ars dé gregays TLL ii 135
hand-bow
weapons: (1265) [...] E de arc de main mult bons archers Kildare Poems 82.173
weapons: (1322-23) pur purviance des arks as mains faire pur garnesture du chastel Chamber 680
weapons: (1341) .xlviij. setes; .cc. flacches saunz testes; .xxj. arcs manueles febles MSS Wales 677
stone-bow
weapons: (1419) qe nul soit si hardy a porter arc a perre pur malfere, q'est appelle stanbowe , dedinz la citee ne dedinz le suburbe Lib Alb 278
to shoot with bow and arrow
weapons: (s.xiiiex) Savez vous traire de l'ark? Tract Orth 189.2archer 2 v.trans. v.intrans.
Semantic labels: mil., ven., weapons
Citations:
to shoot with an arrow
weapons: (c.1334) estoit arché de une sete en le Noveau Foreste TREVET Cron1 296.24
to shoot with the bow
weapons: (s.xiiim) Si archent ové lour arks par grant randoné Dest Rome1 965
weapons: (s.xivin) amoyne le roy pur archer Fouke ANTS 49.28
to hunt (with a bow)
weapons: (c.1136-37) Li reis esteit alé archeier GAIMAR1 6248archerie s.
Semantic labels: archit., mil., weapons
Citations:
archery
weapons: (s.xiii3/4) Ceste isle si aveit le pris de navies e de archeries e de tutes maneres de armes Liv Regions 19
weapons: (1305-7) Si je […] sache de archerie Pol Songs 72.85
archery equipment
weapons: (1416) (patten-makers are using up all the ash-wood) a graund et perpetuel arrerisment de l’archelrie de la dite roialme Rot Parl1 iv 103arenger v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
provided with a sword belt
weapons: (1160-74) Lez lui sur l’erbe esteit s’espee, Bien enrengee e aturnee Rom de Rou wace i 181.536arkil s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
bow
weapons: (s.xiii1/4) E verité de tere vent ki le arkil sus lie Chant Chanz 967armadure s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: also_fig.Citations:
weapon
weapons: (s.xiiiex) l’armadure qe le occist ceo fust nostre pecché Ancren1 263.36arme 1 s.
Semantic labels: armour, herald., horses, implement, mil., occupation, ship., status, ven., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: interj.Citations:
weapon
weapons: (1312) qe les appellours font mention […] de l’heure & del lieu & de quel arme il fut tué Rot Parl1 i 286
weapons: (1332) ne a espeye, ne a long cotel, ne od autre arme suspect Rot Parl1 ii 64
weapons: (c.1356) coment et a qele manere et par quele arme et par ki il vint a la mort ROUGH 24
(tool used as a) weapon
weapons: (1380) debruserunt par haches et autres armes les hostes et fenestres de lour gyldhal Rot Parl1 iii 96
(pl.) arms, weapons or equipment of war or combat
weapons: (1113-19) cum cumbatrat Qui ses armes nen ad? Comput ANTS 72
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Nes e armes apareilla E dist qu’en Engleterre ireit E as Normanz se combatreit Conception wace 22
weapons: (c.1200) Des armes le rei Saul le funt (David) armer, Mes il ne poeit, si sunt pesant, porter Anc Test (E) 6938
weapons: (1271-72) Des armes de fust ou de seetes enginouses vegetius2 18.4
small arms, weapons
weapons: (1336) pur trover arks, setes & espeies ou autres menuz armes come desus est dit Rot Scot i 420
sharp, edged weapon (?)
weapons: (s.xiv1) pleye que est doné de arme molue Receptaria 67.590
(hunting-)spear
weapons: (s.xii/xiii) sibones : (T) armes sonans TLL ii 44
armed
weapons: (1174-75) Cent chevaliers a armes ameine en sun cunrei FANT OUP 106
weapons: (1259) ke nul ne venge al parlementer a chevaus, ne a armes ne armé Baron Rebellion 150
fully armed
weapons: (c.1240) Veit venir un chivaler armé De tutes armes sus un blanc chival Mir N-D 12.177
armed, under arms
weapons: (a.1382) L’emperour […] avoit ovesqe lui en soun host en armez cynkaunt mc homms Anon Chr1 12.34
without armour, with only weapons
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) De vostre halberc vus desarmez! En pleines armes nus combatuns Gui War 6571
to arm
weapons: (1316) qe le dit people seit mis as armes chescun solonc son estat Rot Scot i 160
to down weapons
weapons: (1155) Met jus les armes que tu tiens Ki d'alienes terres viens Brut WACE 2741
combat, feats of arms
weapons: (1160-74) Seisante e quatre anz out vescu e maint travail d'armes eu Rom de Rou wace ii 229.9234armure s. s. pl.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, implement, mil., ship., weapons
Usage labels: coll.Citations:
weapon
weapons: (c.1200) Il n’out armure de lance ne d’espee Dunt il vers paens comensast mellé Anc Test (B) 4891
weapons: (c.1292) si nul homme soit trové occys et acun soit trové pres de ly ovek le cotel ou autre armure tot sanglaunte BRITT i 37
arms, arms and armour
weapons: (1343-50) Et qe nule vile […] ne serroit mieuz vitailee, ne de gentz ne de armure plus fort estoffez Cron Lond1 81.16
weapons: (1402) qe null’ Galois homme desormés soit armee ne porte armeur defensive as villes Rot Parl1 iii 509
heavily armed
weapons: (1271-72) Gent ou duble armeure. por ce k’il resevrent doble soud vegetius2 42.24-25armurer s.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, mil., occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
armourer, maker or seller of weapons or armour
weapons: (1364-72) nostre amé sergeant T. de C. nostre armurer TNA E101/395/2/129
weapons: (1369) les armurers et coreours de chivalx qe vendent les armures et chivalx a trop excessive pris Rot Parl1 ii 300
weapons: (1372) forbeours et armurers de Londres GAUNT1 ii 42
weapons: (1374) W. de l’H. nostre armorer GAUNT1 ii 278
weapons: (1419) W. le Flemyng, armurer Lib Alb 301
armour, arms (?)
weapons: (1378) garniz de vitailles et armures et artilleries comme a nostre dit seignur […] serront deliverez ou la value de ce que serra dispenduz des ditz vitailles, armurers et artilliers par nostre dit seigneur Lett & Pet 205.141.30arraier v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, decor., law, mil., weapons
Citations:
to equip, arm
weapons: (s.xivm) Et les gentz qi serrount assignez pur les veiles faire […] seurement arayeroms et bonement treteroms Bristol Red Bk i 49
weapons: (1370) vint archers a chival bien arraiez Ind Ret 3.27
weapons: (1377) (Aliens in England are being helped by the French) en paiantz lour raunsons […] & en les remountantz & arayantz a la dite guerre Rot Parl1 iii 19
weapons: (a.1399) plusours chivalers […] furount au pee et saunz chivalx, malement arrayez et attirez Anon Chr1 74.37artillerie s.
Semantic labels: mil., ship., ven., weapons
Citations:
artillery
weapons: (1435) Et serra la dite toure garnie d’artillarie, canons & poudre pour icelx Rot Parl1 iv 483
hunting weapons
weapons: (1384) licence de chacer et de tuer ovec leverers et autres chiens et ovec artillerie […] des cerfs et bisses, deyms, deymes, levers […] Lett & Pet 237.168.6arwesmyth s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who forges arrowheads (used as a surname)
weapons: (1278) Roger le Aruesmuth Family Names Arrowsmith
weapons: (1324) William le Arwesmyth Family Names Arrowsmithassault s. s. pl.
Semantic labels: law, med., mil., pathol., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
attack, impact
weapons: (1271-72) cointe haires seient tenduz ke receivent l’asaut des darz ou des seetes vegetius2 128.13astele s.
Semantic labels: equit., horses, mil., weapons
Citations:
shaft of arrow
weapons: (1388) que nul fleccher de yceste citee ne overera desormés ascun dymenche […] ne ne mettera ascunes setes, boltis, n’autres lurs darrés pur […] vender […] forsque pur mettre les chefs sur les estés quant busoigne soit YMB i 110atirer v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: armour, cosmet., costume, culin., decor., equit., livestock, mil., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to equip oneself
weapons: (c.1292) Lors lour soit jour doné pour eux attirer de armures BRITT i 105attilments s. pl.
Semantic labels: mil., ship., weapons
Citations:
equipment, gear
weapons: (1335) engins et autre attilementz affaire assaut a la dite ville Anon Chr2 160
weapons: (1378) ankres, cables & toutz autres attilmentz Rot Parl1 iii 46aturner v.trans. v.intrans. v.impers. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: armour, build., costume, decor., law, med., mil., occupation, pathol., surg., weapons
Usage labels: also_fig., fig.Citations:
to equip oneself
weapons: (1174-75) le sage chevalier […] Apreste ses messages. Il meismes s’ aturna FANT OUP 525
weapons: (1216-25) Ele ausitost fist aparalier privément or e argent asset e maunda a sun pere ki il se turnast de genz e de chivauz Reis Britt1 6.2
to equip, arm
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Donc fet ly roys .ij c . chevalers atorner De legeres armes e en l’ewe entrer Rom Chev ANTS 4193bainer 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: domestic, weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to steep, plunge (a weapon) into
weapons: (1160-74) Rou l’espee qu’il tint en lor sanc taint et baingne Rom de Rou wace i 43.803
weapons: (s.xii3/4) par mi le quer l’alemele ad baignee Rom Chev ANTS 1898
weapons: (s.xiiex) Ferir le vait de tel hair Ke [...] Le healme vait tut purfendant, En la cervele baingna cola L c.1335 le brand E l’oraille [...] Voler fiht en mi la place Amis 662
weapons: (s.xiiex) L'enseinie blanche li fet el cors banier Otinel 1059baisser 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. sbst. inf. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
couching
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Au besser Al abaisser P c.1310 des lances i ad meinte brisee Rom Chev ANTS 1901balastre s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
crossbow
weapons: (1415) je devise a [...] W. [...] le melior balastre qe je ay ovec tout l’apparaill Reg Chich ii 44baliste s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
cross-bow
weapons: (1271-72) Envers iteus choses si soleit om defendre des arcs e des arblastes e des lenges e des autres armes ke il apelerent balistes vegetius2 138.17-18balister s.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation, weapons
Citations:
(cross-)bowman
weapons: (1377) [...] ditz balisters ou hobelours C&B 381
weapons: (1409) Balistriers ou maryners des galeys [...] London English 49
weapons: (1435) dousze balastiers & quatorsze archiers Rot Parl1 iv 483banir v.trans. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: law, mil., weapons
Citations:
confiscated weapon
weapons: (1329-30) qe toux les banés , scilicet les armes de quei gentz sount tuez, [...] sount fee al clerk de la Coroune YBB 3-4 Ed III 184barbé a. s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
barbed arrow, crossbow bolt
weapons: (s.xii1/3) Auques trenchante et quarree, Cume saiete barbelee Lapid 217.422
weapons: (c.1136-37) Une saete barbelee Ad trait par male destinee GAIMAR1 6319
weapons: (s.xiii1) catapulte: (D) scetes barbilé setes barbulés R s.xiii 1 setes barblez J s.xiii 1 Gloss Nequam1 247
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) si la plaie est faite de sete barbee A-N Med i 141.xxi
weapons: (1374) un seette barbiez GAUNT1 i 273barbel 2 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
barb (of an arrow)
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) nous pernoms les barbeus as tenailles A-N Med i 141
weapons: (s.xiii1/4) Le fer trenchant a deus barbeaus Amur signefie, Ke a Deu e sun prome la Dame adublie Chant Chanz 960barbelé a. s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons, zool.
Citations:
barbed arrow
weapons: (s.xiv) scorpio: gallice hoc barbilé TLL ii 62
loaded javelin
weapons: (1271-72) Kar le haunt de teu manere de plums ke ceus del Champ de Marz, apelés barbulos, tel arme deit om bailer as plus jovenes vegetius2 20.3barel s.
Semantic labels: merch., mil., unit, volume, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
container for gunpowder
weapons: (a.1399) ils troveront trois barelles de poudre pur gunnes Anon Chr1 142.6
weapons: (1411) un petit barell de gonpouder MED gonnepoudrebaslard s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
baslard, dagger with a long blade
weapons: (1388) baslard, dagger n’espee Stats ii 57 vi
weapons: (a.1399) ferrerount (pret.6) le dit R.H. ovesqes espees et basselardes grevousement Anon Chr1 122.14
weapons: (1417-73) comme eux et lour predecessours de tout temps ount overez or et argent sur cotells et baselardis en lour dite artifice [...] Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 378rbaston s.
Semantic labels: cosmet., decor., domestic, eccl., herald., implement, law, livestock, mil., occupation, status, title, weapons
Usage labels: fig., name, prov.Citations:
horn-tipped staff used in trial by battle
weapons: (s.xiiiex) chescun (=champion) eit escu quiré e bastoun cornu d’une asise Mir Just 112berfrai s.
Semantic labels: archit., eccl., mil., weapons
Citations:
movable tower used as a siege engine, mantlet, penthouse
weapons: (1155) Dunc firent arbelastiers traire, Berfreiz lever, perrieres faire Brut WACE 5532
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Ja n’avera dart tret ne gavelok lancez Ne perere levez ne berfrey drescez Rom Chev ANTS 6324
weapons: (s.xiii) vinea : berfroi TLL ii 118.70
weapons: (c.1316) l’assailerent [...] par berfrays et autres engines Northern Pet 114
weapons: (s.xiv) phala : gallice berfreye TLL ii 62
wooden siege engine used as a catapult
weapons: (s.xiii) phalarice : (A) berfrai de befreis C s.xiii ex berefrey D s.xiii/xiv beferez L s.xiii ex berefreys O s.xii/xiii berfrés T s.xii/xiii TLL ii 43.83
weapons: (s.xiiiex) fustibula: (C) befreys vel foundeles berfrays D s.xiii/xiv fundis D* s.xiii/xiv TLL ii 135.49
wooden siege engine used as a battering ram
weapons: (s.xiii) arietes : engins, berefrés TLL ii 93.69
weapons: (s.xiii2) arietes : (C) berefreyz, gallice berfreyz berfreyis D s.xiii/xiv befuers L s.xiii/xiv TLL ii 71.69berser v.trans. v.intrans. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: mil., ven., weapons
Citations:
to shoot, pierce with an arrow
weapons: (c.1235) Plus est chescuns esmeuz ke n’est quant est bersee Leonesse S Aub 521
weapons: (s.xiiim) (The amethyst) En bois done eur de berser E en rivere d’oyseler Lapid 84.391
weapons: (s.xiiiex) ne autre beste de sette barblé ou galosche ne bersa Court Bar (A) 35
to strike (='briser'?)
weapons: (s.xiiiin) Il ad pris un dart, dont il voit lancer, E un fausart, dont il voit breser Boeve 1299[bibre] s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
javelin used by the ancient Germans, similar to the pilum
weapons: (1271-72) Mes les barbarins ki sunt a pé usent nomeement de iceus (=spears) , si les apelent libres bibres bebras e portent doble ou treble en batailles vegetius2 24.23bipennis s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
two-edged weapon, twibill
weapons: (1271-72) Bipennis est un arme com une coigne, ke ad de une part e de autre trenchant fer mout tres lé e tres agu vegetius2 155.17bolt s.
Semantic labels: build., mil., weapons
Citations:
(crossbow) bolt
weapons: (1388) que nul fleccher de yceste citee [...] ne mettera ascunes setes, boltis, n’autres lours darrés pur par avaunt pur monstrer ne vender ascune dymenche YMB i 111bordon 1 s.
Semantic labels: herald., implement, mil., weapons
Usage labels: euph., nameCitations:
sword-stick, dagger
weapons: (s.xiii) in dolonibus : (A) en burduns furaus, haubercchez L xiii ex .i. baculis vel en lur forrés T xii/xiii TLL ii 43[bouclé] a.
Semantic labels: armour, mil., weapons
Citations:
(shield) having a boss
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Iluec put hom veer meinte targe boclee Rom Chev ANTS 6209
weapons: (c.1170) escu ben buchlé od cristal Horn (O) 381
weapons: (1174-75) Dunc veissiez targes prendre e ces escuz buclez FANT OUP 1203bout 1 s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
thrust (with a spear)
weapons: (1160-74) Lors veissiez [...] Granz barates e granz meslees, Boz de lances e cols d’espees Rom de Rou wace ii 185.8062[bouteis] s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
thrusting (with a spear)
weapons: (1155) De darz i out grant lanceiz E de pieres grant geteiz E de lances grant boteiz E d'espees grant chapleiz Brut WACE 2447bowemakiere s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who makes bows (used as a surname)
weapons: (1281) John le Boumaker MED boue n.1
weapons: (1309) Hugo le Bowemakiere MED boue n.1boweman s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
archer, one who shoots with a bow (used as a surname)
weapons: (1300) Roger le Bouman MED boue n.1
weapons: (1348) Ric. le Boweman MED boue n.1[bowewright] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who makes bows (used as a surname)
weapons: (1292) Joh. le Boghewrichgte MED boue n.1
weapons: (1324) Will. le Bouright MED boue n.1bowstringer s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who makes bowstrings (used as a surname)
weapons: (1316) Rogero le Boustringer MED boue n.1
weapons: (1319) De Radulpho le Bowestrengere, .xiij. d. ob. MED boue n.1
weapons: (1326) Roger le Bowstringer MED boue n.1brandir v.trans. v.intrans.
Semantic labels: emotion, equit., horses, weapons
Citations:
to brandish, wave, flourish (a weapon)
weapons: (1155) Dunc veissez chevals bien puindre, Hanstes brandir, chevaliers joindre, Escuz percier, seles voider [...] Brut WACE 4024
weapons: (c.1170) E brandist sun espié Horn 3311
weapons: (s.xiiex) Puint le destrier, la lance a brandie Otinel 889
weapons: (c.1230) sa groce lance brandisant S Modw 8262
weapons: (1280-1307) Tant escu peint a or, tante lance brandie LANGTOFT thiol2 359.1874
(of a weapon) to be brandished, waved, flourished
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Idonc put l’em veer [...] crouler ses espiés e gavelos brandir Rom Chev ANTS 1193
weapons: (s.xiiex) Les hantes brandient e beissent forment, Li gunfanun ventelent vers le vent Otinel 384
weapons: (s.xiv1) as si grande force ferirent le pee de la croiz en la mortayseqe la croiz brandist come un espé Passion BVM2 100.9brant 1 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
sword
weapons: (1155) Brutus [...] En sun poin tint tut nu sun brant, D'ocire le fist grant semblant Brut WACE 373
weapons: (1160-74) Ricard a le brand sachié, Le bu li a par mi trenchié Rom de Rou wace i 173.323
weapons: (s.xiiex) Mettent lur mains as espees delez, L'ascer luist des branz qu'il unt levez Otinel 1126
weapons: (s.xiiiin) [...] lui coupe le chef o un branc de ascer Boeve 63
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) G. erralment saisi le brant. De l’escalberc le trait Gui War 9815broche 2 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, cosmet., costume, culin., implement, med., metal, mil., textile, weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
sharp pointed weapon (sword, dart, javelin, etc.)
weapons: (s.xiii2) spiculum : (D) broche TLL ii 18.1834
weapons: (c.1292) les services de nous porter en host un sak ou une broche ou un bozoun BRITT ii 11
weapons: (1313-14) d’une espeie q’est appelé broch ly feri en la teste YBB Ed II v 100
weapons: (c.1334) Judith [...] ové une brache lui copa la teste TREVET Cron1 76.17calanie s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
kind of sabre (?)
weapons: (1313-14) vener armie de hauberkes […] ou ové sauns (=girdles) de plate ou de calanie ou des autres armes YBB Ed II viii 138[calberc] s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
scabbard, sheath for a sword
weapons: (s.xiii) in dolonibus: (L) en kauberces TLL ii 135.49carrobaliste s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
wheeled catapult
weapons: (1271-72) En une legion soleient estre .lv. carrobalistes vegetius2 61.14ceindre 1 v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: costume, med., mil., pathol., weapons
Citations:
to gird (someone)
weapons: (s.xii1) Seies ceint de tun glaive sur ta quisse Oxf Ps ANTS 68.44.4
weapons: (s.xiiex) De Cureçuse le ceint le fiz Reiner, Al col li pendent la targe de Sirer Otinel 1376
weapons: (c.1290) d'une seinture elle est seinte girde bibb MS (O) 332vb
weapons: (1397) Sire J.B. […] feust fait et creez en Marquys de D., et ceyntuz de son espee Rot Parl1 iii 355
girded, girt (with)
weapons: (s.xiiiin) un homme […] ke ad […] une espee en sa mayn u ceinte Lapid 285
weapons: (1302) xvj. chivalers seynt d’espee YBB 30-31 Ed I 117
weapons: (s.xivin) Homme de curreie est cente gurde Nominale 123
to gird on
weapons: (1120-40) Tei cuvenist helme e brunie a porter, Espede ceindra cume tui altre per S Alexis1 412
weapons: (c.1136-37) Chascun vait ses armes seignant GAIMAR1 4298
weapons: (c.1170) l’espee li ceinst as flancs Horn 1441
weapons: (s.xiiex) Puis ceint Mellee, s'espee trenchant Otinel 1279chape 1 s.
Semantic labels: costume, eccl., liturgical, mil., monastic, mythological, skins, textile, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
chape (metal plate covering point of a scabbard)
weapons: (1417-73) un chape de coper endorrez pur une espeye Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 375rchapel 2 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, mil., weapons
Citations:
hilt (of sword)
weapons: (1160-74) Se espees vous faillent n’alez por ce muser, O peiz et o cros lez poez affronter; As lances percier, as escus estroer, Au chaple dez espees lez feronz enverser Rom de Rou wace i 146.4056
weapons: (1216-25) el chaple del espeie, ki fu de fin or Reis Britt2 18.17
weapons: (c.1290) Le capele the hilte de l’espeie fu de fin or bibb MS (C) 14ra
weapons: (s.xiiiex) Eruginatores gladiorum cumulant denarios vendendo gladios bene exeruginatos, qui habent tholos et capulos gloss: (C) capeus e lé heutes D s.xiii/xiv hultis D* s.xiii/xiv hautes L s.xiii rutilantes et novas vaginas TLL i 197.17 and ii 128.17charcheis s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
quiver
weapons: (c.1185) A ses arceons […] pent son hanseux e son charcheis Ipom BFR 2704chef 1 s. a.
Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., bot., geog., herald., law, med., mil., status, textile, title, weapons
Usage labels: exclam., fig., prov., temporalCitations:
(arrow-)head
weapons: (1388) pur mettre les chefs sur les setes YMB i 111coigné s.
Semantic labels: implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
battle-axe
weapons: (1190-1210) Ses haches e ses granz coinees, […] Ses espees e ses granz branz Waldef BB 22253
weapons: (1271-72) Bipennis est un arme com une coigné vegetius2 155.17coler 2 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
(of a weapon) to sink, bite into
weapons: (1155) Mais Nennius le cop dota, Baissa le chief, l'escu leva, E l'espee en l'escu cola E si parfund i enbevra [...] Brut WACE 4063
weapons: (s.xiiex) Fiert un Paen sur sun healme cler, Desk'as denz li fait le brant culer Otinel 926
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) Le colp sur l’espalle cola , Que pleine palme del halberc falsa Gui War 8689contregeter v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to throw, hurl back against, in response to
weapons: (1155) Granz pieres gettent e granz fuz E lancent darz e pels aguz. Engigneors ourent isnels Ki tost ourent fait mangunels As perieres =catapults contregeter Brut WACE 331cordele s.
Semantic labels: eccl., kinship, mil., monastic, weapons
Citations:
bowstring
weapons: (c.1136-37) Si rien atuchet la cordele, Tost pot oir male novele GAIMAR1 4405cordon s.
Semantic labels: costume, mil., weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
bowstring
weapons: (1160-74) de son arc, quant fu tenduz, fu un cordon de l’arc rompuz Rom de Rou wace ii 259.10078cotel 1 s.
Semantic labels: domestic, implement, mil., weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
knife, dagger
weapons: (1155) Un cultel aveit, sil feri, Le rei ocist Brut WACE 6468
weapons: (s.xiiex) Li ceint l'espee al fort rei Akael: Ço est Curçuse taillant cum cutel Otinel 339
weapons: (c.1250) hic cultellus : cotel TLL i 422
weapons: (s.xiiiex) Les irrus devant le dyable en sa curt eskernissent de coteaus e soen geteur de coteaus est li irrous en sa curt apelle Ancren1 43.5
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) cultelli : (D) cuteus peti kni[v]eyt L s.xiii/xiv TLL ii 66
pointed knife, dagger
weapons: (s.xiii1) cutele a poynt TLL ii 104
weapons: (c.1250) artavum: cutellus peracutus : cutel a pointe TLL i 414
weapons: (1275) la playe […] li feistes de un cotel a pointe, nomément de un anelaz Plac Cor (C) 7
weapons: (1291) .x. hommes [...] entre les queux un cotel a poynt deyt estre jetee [...] Bor Cust i 179
weapons: (1419) Qe nul porte espé, ne cotel a poynt, ne misericorde, ne masuele, ne bastoun, ne autre arme Lib Alb 644coutre 1 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
knife
weapons: (s.xiv1) Fai a toi cultres de perres et circumscizes la secounde foiz les filz de Israel Joshua ANB 79.169croce s.
Semantic labels: domestic, eccl., fishing, games, weapons
Citations:
weapon with a curved piece of metal or hook, billhook, grappling iron, etc.
weapons: (1121-25) Vit venir deiables [...] E venent dreit a cel dolent; Salt l'uns avant, al croc le prent S Brend mup 1468
weapons: (s.xii3/4) E les homes armez as croks e as brans Rom Chev ANTS 4852
weapons: (s.xiii1) Les debles […] del de lur cros les demaglerent Purg S Pat first anon 683
weapons: (1271-72) tenanz lor espeies ou lur croks hors des gaingnes vegetius2 21.6
weapons: (s.xiii) furches e croke de feer ardaunt Vis Tond 207croller v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. sbst. inf. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: med., weapons
Citations:
to brandish (a weapon)
weapons: (s.xii1) sa espede crollerat Oxf Ps ANTS 45.7.13
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Idonc put l’em veer les fossez asaillir […] E crouler ses espiés e gavelos brandir Rom Chev ANTS 1193
weapons: (s.xiiiex) il ad croulé sa espé […] de vus ferir Ancren2 82.13dage s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
dagger
weapons: (1397) trestoutz les armures, espeies et dages Test Ebor i 230
weapons: (1409-10) luy trois foitz ferroient ové une dagge a coer Rot Parl1 iii 631
weapons: (1415) Moun dage et moun cutelle bien trenchant Man lang ANTS 78.26
weapons: (1428-32) Item, .xj. tasses d'argent dorrés [...] marqué au founs du point d'une dague Bedford Inventories C32dagger s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
dagger
weapons: (a.1399) le dit Wat ferrist le maire od le dragger Anon Chr1 148.23
weapons: (1390-1412) [...] moy auxi desrobantz de moun espee, moun dagger et de ma burse Lett & Pet 363.14
weapons: (1406) espees, baselardes, dagers Rot Parl1 iii 593
weapons: (1410-11) harnoyes dez seintoures, dagares, coleres des gentilez YMB i 75dart 1 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: fig., nameCitations:
dart, a pointed missile (including javelin, throwing spear, arrow, etc.) thrown by the hand or shot from a cross-bow
weapons: (s.xii1) Gieres saieterat eals Deus; od dart sudein serunt enbatues enz lur plaies jaculo repentino inserentur plagae eorum Camb Ps 108.LXIII.7
weapons: (c.1185) Asez out saetes e darz Ipom BFR 2705
weapons: (c.1230) Gavelocs lancerent e dars Dermot2 3195
weapons: (s.xiii) jaculum gallice : (C) dart TLL ii 29
weapons: (s.xiii2) spicula : .i. dars TLL ii 24
weapons: (s.xiiiex) tela : (C) darz dars s.xiii/xiv TLL ii 129.21
weapons: (s.xivin) des quarels e autres dartz launcerent Fouke ANTS 35.29
weapons: (s.xiv) pila : dars TLL ii 59
weapons: (s.xiv) locusta: quasi longa hasta : dart TLL ii 109
weapons: (s.xivm) armee od espiritueles dartes S Jer 1vadefense 1 s.
Semantic labels: archit., chess, games, law, mil., weapons
Citations:
weapon
weapons: (1400-01) setes & espeies & autres defenses de guerre Rot Parl1 iii 457defension 1 s.
Semantic labels: archit., chess, weapons
Citations:
(instrument of) defence
weapons: (c.1184) Des armes u creit defensiun, Amit, aube, stole e fanun Se fist armer S Thom beneit1 529
weapons: (c.1200) Il alargit sa cité environ De roistes murs e de defension defensiun E s.xiii m Anc Test (B) 13180deglageiz s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
putting to the sword, killing with a blade
weapons: (1155) Dune veissiez grant tueiz E merveillus deglageiz, Ventres percier, piz enfundrer, Testes e piez e puinz voler Brut WACE 8513deglagier v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to put to the sword, kill with a sword
weapons: (1155) E li Bretun les deglagoent Ki tuz senz armes lé truvoent Brut WACE 8527
weapons: (1190-93) Les baruns, veant les moillers, Deglagerent les aversers S Edm Life ANTS 2150
weapons: (1190-1210) As Alemans fet grant damage, Itant en occist e deglage Waldef BB 18144deglaiver v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to put to the sword, kill with a sword
weapons: (c.1136-37) Kar li Engleis les ont chacied, Vencud en champ e deglaivez GAIMAR1 2994denuer v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
bared
weapons: (s.xiii1) Ceste espee fud deswainee e desnuee Joshua Sermons ii 23desarmer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. sbst. inf. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: armour, weapons
Citations:
to disarm, remove the arms or armour from
weapons: (1155) Un des Bretuns ad mort trové; Priveement l'ad desarmé. Des armes al Bretun s'arma E as Bretuns s'entremella Brut WACE 4936
weapons: (s.xiiex) Ces treis puceles ont amené Ogier [...] Primerement areinent le destrer, Puis desarment le curteis chevaler Otinel 983
to disarm, take off one’s armour
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Donc fet sa gent loger e tote desarmer Rom Chev ANTS 6266
to disarm, lay down one’s arms or take off one's armour
weapons: (1160-74) Issi s’en est Gifart tornez Et Guillame s’est desarmez Rom de Rou wace ii 217.8922
weapons: (s.xiiex) Si se desarment li chevaler vaillant Otinel 550
weapons: (s.xivin) sire J. et sire W. se retornerent a lur herberges e se desarmerent Fouke ANTS 18.32
weapons: (1377) maintenant aprés la processioun et qe le roy soit enoint et coroné, descende et soy disarme Lib Cust 469
disarming, laying down of weapons or removal of armour
weapons: (1160-74) Mult veissiez al desarmer, A la guige del col oster E al helme del chief sevrer E al hauberc del dos verser, Venir barons e chevaliers Rom de Rou wace ii 218.8923
unarmed or without armour
weapons: (1155) li Bretun [...] Ki desarmé, senz arme, esteient Brut WACE 7243
weapons: (s.xiiiin) la dame vus enverra son seignur desarmez Boeve 90
weapons: (1394) les testes nues, desarmez et desceintes Lett & Pet 223.44
to lay down (arms), take off (armour)
weapons: (1155) L'espee desceinst, l'elme osta, E del halberc se desarma Brut WACE 2820
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) De ses armes se desarmat Brut Royal 3047desenarmer v.trans.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
to strip of its armorial device
weapons: (c.1230) Bien veit [l’em] gisir en cel pré [...], Maint cler haume desenarmé, Maint brant d’acer sanz avoé S Modw 8307destendre 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl.
Semantic labels: marit., meteo., mil., weapons
Citations:
to unbend (a bow)
weapons: (1160-74) Entre ses mains teneit un arc, Encordé l’aveit e tendu E entesé e destendu Rom de Rou wace ii 103.5844
weapons: (1190-1230) Lur arcs gettent e funt descendre Desiré2 431
to fire (a weapon)
weapons: (c.1136-37) L’arc destent , vole la seete GAIMAR1 4416 (var.)
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) Lancent espez e traient archers, Envirun destendent areblasters Gui War 2474dolabre s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
broad-axe, adze
weapons: (s.xiv1) unum dolabrum est un dolabre a brod ax Westm Glosses 14
weapons: (s.xivin) Picoys, dolabre et besagu Pikke, brodehax [ ...] Nominale 536doleire s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
broad-axe, adze
weapons: (s.xii1) les entailleures de li oelment od haches e od doleures dolatoriis derestrent Camb Ps 130.LXXIII.6
weapons: (1160-74) Li charpentier [...] Granz coignies en lor mains tindrent, Doleures e besagues Orent a lor costez pendues Rom de Rou wace ii 126.6511
weapons: (s.xiii1) dolabra : doluvre Vernac Glosses 20
weapons: (s.xiii) dolabra: dolure Gloss Garland 167.
weapons: (1271-72) detrencher de trencher les od coigneez e a doleires vegetius2 80.2drescer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as s. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: anat., culin., mil., ship., theol., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to level, raise towards an aim
weapons: (1160-74) Donc veissiez hanstes drecier, Haubers e helmes afaitier [...] Rom de Rou wace ii 156.7317dubber v.trans. v.refl.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
to dub, equip with arms
weapons: (1214-16) ly amyraunz de Tolete le dobba e nory e le fist chivaler Turpin 981
to equip oneself
weapons: (s.xiiiin) ‘Adobbés vus, seynurs,’ dit Gui l’enfant. Bien quinze mil se dobbent a tant Boeve 3488
weapons: (c.1300) A fine amaunt tres bien apent D’estre courteys come chevaler Quant se doyt novel douber Art Love 1169ele 1 s. s. pl.
Semantic labels: anat., build., geog., mil., orn., ship., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
feathers (of arrow)
weapons: (c.1240) vos devez prendre queintement od unes tenailles les eles de la sete barbalee A-N Med i 51empenné a. s.
Semantic labels: mil., orn., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
(of arrows, etc.) feathered
weapons: (s.xiiex) Lancent les lances, les gros darz enpennez, E gavelocs e fausarz quarrez Otinel 1102
weapons: (c.1200) traient seetes e quarels enpenez Anc Test (B) 4379
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) Set darz aguz, ben enpennez Gui War 11124
weapons: (s.xiiiex) les seetes [...] ke volent avant legerement sicom darz enpennez Ancren2 176.14empenum s.
Semantic labels: mil., orn., weapons, zool.
Citations:
(of an arrow) feather
weapons: (s.xiii1/4) Fer et fleche e empenums e noche ne faut mie Chant Chanz 948enberser v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to shoot, pierce with an arrow
weapons: (s.xiv2/4) Ky bersé Enbersé B s.xiv 2/4 fu de tutes parz Ke de saietes, ke de darz S Edm Life ANTS 2459 (var.)enbeverer v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: livestock, weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to plunge, sink (a blade)
weapons: (1155) l'espee en l'escu cola E si parfund i enbevra Que Cesar ne l'en pout sachier Brut WACE 4064
weapons: (1190-1210) Enz en l’escu le brant cula, Desqu’en la bucle l’ enbevera Waldef BB 3776enhansté a.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
(of an axe) fitted with a shaft
weapons: (1160-74) Onc ne laissa por la coignie Qu’il aveit sus el col levee, Qui mult esteit lonc enhanstee, Que il l’Engleis si ne ferist Rom de Rou wace ii 193.8286enheldee p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
(of sword) fitted with a hilt
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Lur helmes clers unt fermez en lor chefs, Ceinent espees enheldees d’or mier Roland 3866
weapons: (s.xii2/4) De cez espees enheldees d’or mer Fierent e caplent sur cez helmes d’acer Roland 3887
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Veez m’espee, ki d’or est enheldie Roland 966enheudure s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
hilt
weapons: (c.1310) E tenoit en sa destre un brant par la heudure par l’enheldure P c.1310 Rom Chev ANTS 1035 (var.)
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Mult par est bels ly branz e riche l’enheudure Rom Chev ANTS 2562[enmancher] v.trans. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to fit with a handle
weapons: (c.1165) de cel la (=axe) peot bien enmancer MARIE Fables 212.16
(of an axe) fitted with a handle
weapons: (1160-74) Un Engleis od une coignié, Que il aveit longue emmanchié Rom de Rou wace ii 198.8404enteser v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to draw, stretch (a bow)
weapons: (c.1136-37) [Entesad] Entesant l’arc qu’en sa main tint GAIMAR1 6318
weapons: (c.1185) Peres jetent e arcs enteisent Proth ANTS 2870