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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 1876

  • acer 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 137.56

  • aceré 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 355.1744

  • adubs 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 36

  • agucer 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 123va42

  • alemele 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 2530

  • anlaz 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 100

  • apparaillement 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 8.35

  • apparailler 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 110

  • appartreyt 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 218.150.50

  • arblaste 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 147

  • arblastele 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 6179

  • arc 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 189.2

  • archer 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 6248

  • archerie 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 103

  • arenger 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 181.536

  • arkil s.

    Semantic labels: mil., weapons

    Citations:

    bow
    weapons: (s.xiii1/4) E verité de tere vent ki le arkil sus lie Chant Chanz 967

  • armadure s.

    Semantic labels: mil., weapons
    Usage labels: also_fig.

    Citations:

    weapon
    weapons: (s.xiiiex) l’armadure qe le occist ceo fust nostre pecché Ancren1 263.36

  • arme 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 229.9234

  • armure 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 42.24-25

  • armurer s.

    Semantic labels: armour, costume, mil., occupation, weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    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 205.141.30

  • arraier 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 74.37

  • artillerie 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 237.168.6

  • arwesmyth s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    one who forges arrowheads (used as a surname)
    weapons: (1278) Roger le Aruesmuth Family Names Arrowsmith
    weapons: (1324) William le Arwesmyth Family Names Arrowsmith

  • assault 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 128.13

  • astele 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 110

  • atirer 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 105

  • attilments 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 46

  • aturner 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 4193

  • bainer 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 1059

  • baisser 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 1901

  • balastre 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 44

  • baliste 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 138.17-18

  • balister 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 483

  • banir 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 184

  • barbé 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 273

  • barbel 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 960

  • barbelé 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 20.3

  • barel s.

    Semantic labels: merch., mil., unit, volume, weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    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 gonnepoudre

  • baslard 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 378r

  • baston 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 112

  • berfrai 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 71.69

  • berser 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 24.23

  • bipennis 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 155.17

  • bolt 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 111

  • bordon 1 s.

    Semantic labels: herald., implement, mil., weapons
    Usage labels: euph., name

    Citations:

    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 1203

  • bout 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 2447

  • bowemakiere s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    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.1

  • boweman s.

    Semantic labels: mil., weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    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: name

    Citations:

    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.1

  • bowstringer s.

    Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    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.1

  • brandir 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 100.9

  • brant 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 9815

  • broche 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 76.17

  • calanie 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 135.49

  • carrobaliste s.

    Semantic labels: mil., weapons

    Citations:

    wheeled catapult
    weapons: (1271-72) En une legion soleient estre .lv. carrobalistes vegetius2 61.14

  • ceindre 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 1279

  • chape 1 s.

    Semantic labels: costume, eccl., liturgical, mil., monastic, mythological, skins, textile, weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    chape (metal plate covering point of a scabbard)
    weapons: (1417-73) un chape de coper endorrez pur une espeye Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 375r

  • chapel 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 128.17

  • charcheis s.

    Semantic labels: mil., weapons

    Citations:

    quiver
    weapons: (c.1185) A ses arceons […] pent son hanseux e son charcheis Ipom BFR 2704

  • chef 1 s. a.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., bot., geog., herald., law, med., mil., status, textile, title, weapons
    Usage labels: exclam., fig., prov., temporal

    Citations:

    (arrow-)head
    weapons: (1388) pur mettre les chefs sur les setes YMB i 111

  • coigné 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 155.17

  • coler 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 8689

  • contregeter 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 331

  • cordele 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 4405

  • cordon s.

    Semantic labels: costume, mil., weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    bowstring
    weapons: (1160-74) de son arc, quant fu tenduz, fu un cordon de l’arc rompuz Rom de Rou wace ii 259.10078

  • cotel 1 s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, implement, mil., weapons
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    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 644

  • coutre 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 79.169

  • croce 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 207

  • croller 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 82.13

  • dage 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 C32

  • dagger 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 75

  • dart 1 s.

    Semantic labels: mil., weapons
    Usage labels: fig., name

    Citations:

    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 1va

  • defense 1 s.

    Semantic labels: archit., chess, games, law, mil., weapons

    Citations:

    weapon
    weapons: (1400-01) setes & espeies & autres defenses de guerre Rot Parl1 iii 457

  • defension 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) 13180

  • deglageiz 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 8513

  • deglagier 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 18144

  • deglaiver 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 2994

  • denuer 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 23

  • desarmer 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 3047

  • desenarmer 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 8307

  • destendre 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 2474

  • dolabre 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 536

  • doleire 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 80.2

  • drescer 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 156.7317

  • dubber 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 1169

  • ele 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 51

  • empenné 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 176.14

  • empenum 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 948

  • enberser 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 3776

  • enhansté 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 193.8286

  • enheldee 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 966

  • enheudure 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 198.8404

  • enteser 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

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