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eschargaiter (1155)

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eschargaiter (1155)

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FEW: *skarwahta 17,104a Gdf: eschargaitier 1 3,370a GdfC: ∅ TL: eschargaitier 1 3,856 DEAF: eschargaite (eschargaitier 1) DMF: échauguetter TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

eschalgueiter, eschargaitier, eschaugaiter; eschelgaitier, escheluaiter; eschielguaitier, eschilguaitier, achauveiter

v.a.

1 mil. to patrol, guard, watch over:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Cil qui les rivages guardouent E qui les porz eschaugaitouent 2504

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Li reis d’Escoce fist la nuit sun ost eschielguaitier 1270

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) La vile esteit par nuit guaitee, E l’ost esteit eschelgaitiee 963

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Cil qui l’ost unt escheluaitez 896

v.n.

1 mil. to patrol, stand guard:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) A vint mil compaignons ont eschargaitez 2931

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Od la lune serie anuit eschilguaitiez, Que Flameng ne terrien ne seient enbuschiez 137

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) guards are placed in the castles De guarder les e de guaitier, E [de] par nuit eschelgaitier Que les carvanes n’i passasent 9144

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