charee (c.1136-37)
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charee (c.1136-37)

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  FEW:  carrus 2/i,427a Gdf:  charee 2,68c / charoi 1 2,76c GdfC:  charroi 9,53a TL: charree 1 2,282 / charroi 2,288 DEAF:  char 1 (charree)  / char 1 (charroi)  DMF:  charrée 1  / charroi  TLF:  charroi  OED:  charrey n.  MED:  charrei n.  DMLBS:  carrettea 288a
careie,  carreie;  charai,  charei,  chareie;  charré,  charrei,  charroi; 
pl. charreux  165  

s.

1 vehicle, carriage, cart, waggon, chariot, etc.: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  li reis li dist en gabant Que a chascun chevalier mant Roncin ou mul ou palefrei, N’i pot aveir altre charei  ii 254.9934
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly chareiz e ly somages est de B. issuz Qe portent les vins e ly forment moluz  5367
2coll.carts, wagons, wheeled transport: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  La quistrent sumiers e charee  497
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Pain aportent et char, poisson salé et frois, Par la terre a charai, par la mer o eschois  i 110.2890
♦mil.coll.baggage-train: 
( c.1185 )  Devant l’ost vait la grant charee  7959
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Par tout estoient mons e vaus Plein de somiers e de charroi O la vitaile e le conroi  102.25
3unitvolumecart-load: 
( 1283 )  le quel wrec lé baillifs […] celirent au rei […], e ceo a la montaunce de deus charees  20
( 1307-10 )  .lx. charrez de plum qe valeient .vjxx. livres  302.3
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