gardecoste (1194-99)
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gardecoste (1194-99)

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[gdw]

  FEW:  *wardôn *17,510a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: gardecoste 4,133 DEAF:  garder (*gardecoste) G235 DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

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1 mil. flank guard, protection of the sides of an army: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Li coens Henris, cil de Champaine, Gardoit l’ost devers la montaine. Icel jor fist la guardecoste E tozjorz chevalchoit encoste  6186
coste#1  garde#1 
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