assege1 (s.xii3/4)
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assege1 (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  sedicare *11,411b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  siege (assiege)  DMF:  assiège  TLF: ∅ OED:  assiege n.  MED:  as(s)ege n.  DMLBS: ∅
assiege  

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1mil.siege: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De les aventures qe avindrent a l’assege de Tyre  p.45rubr
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  a ce q’il lessat l’assiege de Jerusalem  108.2
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le assege del chastelle de Mortayne, le quel chastelle les ditz marschalle et sire Uwayn avoient ensegé [...] par une an entiere  120.29
♦mil.ambush, ambuscade: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E pres de illuc al un a l’autre partie en cheminans comune occasion est as assegez  115.23
mettre assege a
1mil.to besiege, lay siege to: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ils mistrent assege a la toure (=of London) del part de seint Katerynes vers la south  142.27
remuer l’assege
1mil.to lift the siege: 
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  pur remuer l’assiege mys entour la Chastel de H.  301.236.13
assegeance  assegement  asseger  ensege#1  sege 
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