1splinter:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Des escuz volent les asteles
12859
(
s.xiii1/4;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Tote la
(=shield) fent jusque la bocle; Les asteles l’en ferent suz la gule
1837
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Sur sun escu […] Li vait faire un tel cembel Ke amunt volent li astel
8271
♦
twig, chip of wood:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
O piuz e o astelles les fessoient fuir
i 70.154
(
c.1290;
MS: s.xivin
)
Les hasteles
(M.E. shydes) fetes allumer
(M.E. tende)
(C) 13ra
♦
firewood:
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
il truvat la femele En une bruscé u ele coillit astele
(B) 14419
♦
kindling, tinder:
(
s.xivin;
MS: c.1330
)
Fausine se moustre e revele; De Amour ne peert ja une estencele, Mes tut est allumee de Malice l’astele
54.40
2horsesequit.hame (one of two curved pieces of wood or metal which support a horse-collar):
(
c.1290;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Si des hesteles du chival
(M.E. hors hames) Facet hasteles
(M.E. schides to brennen) vus fret mal
(A) 304vb
(
MS: s.xiv
)
arquillis: hames, estels
ii 154
3weaponsmil.shaft of arrow:
(
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
i 110
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