eskermisor (c.1185)

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eskermisor (c.1185)

  FEW:  *skirmjan 17,118a Gdf:  escremisseor 3,438c GdfC:  escaramucheur 9,506b TL: escremissëor 3,996 DEAF:  escremir (escrimisseor)  DMF:  escremisseur  TLF: OED:  skirmisher n.  MED:  skirmesour n.  DMLBS:  skirmissarius 3106a
eskirmoucheour  

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1gamessportsfencer
( c.1185 )  Veez delivre eskermisor! Unc ne nasqui en ceste vie Qui plus seust de l’eskermie  3202
2skirmisher
( 1355-64; MS: s.xivex )  Joefnes gentz de la garnisoun courrerent testousement au plus loinz boute de la vile, qe al hour fust gast decehu, qi comencerent le eskirmouche [...] Lez enemys ly aparceurent venaunt en la maner, gerperent lez eskirmoucheours en lez veutz mures  82
eskermerie  eskermie  eskermiger  eskermir  skermisur 
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