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abaisser v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: anat., emotion, jousting, med., mil., music, pathol., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to lower, to couch (lance)
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Aba[i]sse son espié, au roy s’est alaisez 905
lowering, couching
weapons: (s.xii3/4) A l’ abesser des lances ot grant fereiz 1876acer s.
Semantic labels: implement, metal, mil., weapons
Citations:
(steel) blade, sword
weapons: (1155) Mult lur veissiez cops dubler E des aciers le feu voler 7806
weapons: (c.1200) Il ferent paens des fers et des acers (B) 4241
weapons: (c.1230) Par les acers qu’il funt grundir De rustes colps […] 8301
weapons: (1271-72) En teu manere de estrif aident mout a victorie treis maneres des armes: asseres e falces e un engin ou .ij. pennes 155.7-8
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) asser : (D) un asser esse L s.xiii ii 137.56aceré 1 a. s.
Semantic labels: metal, mil., weapons
Citations:
blade, sword coated with steel (to make it stronger or sharper)
weapons: (1280-1307) Mais li felon fu garniz e desouz armé; Ne li pout entamer nul si bon asceré 355.1744acoillir v.trans. v.intrans. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: culin., ship., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to strike, attack (with a weapon)
weapons: (s.xiiex) Otinel at hardement mult grant. De Curçuse l'acuilt durement, E Rodlant lui od l'espee trenchant 432adubber v.trans. v.refl. inf. as s. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, monastic, status, weapons
Usage labels: fig., pej.Citations:
to arm oneself, put on armour
weapons: (1160-74) 'Franceis', fait il, 's'adubent, chevals vunt demandant' i 138.3797
weapons: (s.xiiex) Tut treis s'adubent suz l'umbre d'un lorer, As destrés muntent, si vont le punt passer 686
weapons: (s.xiiiin) E Boves se adobbe […], vest le hauberc 3132
arming, putting on armour
weapons: (s.xiiex) Clarel se lieve al jur aparissant, Ist de la chambre, si s'arme ignelemant. A l'adubier fu Tanor de Muntbrant 1258
armed knight, armoured person
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Li adubez en sunt li plus pesant, Envers les funz s'en turnerent alquanz 2470
weapons: (1160-74) Chevaliers out mout proux e bien appareilliez, Adoubez de novel e adoubez de viex i 46.906
weapons: (s.xiii1) fud od lui li coens et vint mile adubé 4657
to arm, provide with arms or armour
weapons: (c.1136-37) Purparled fud e devised, Cument chascun ert adubed : Hauberc e elme, […] 4256
weapons: (c.1230) Faites vos cors bien aduber , De beles armes cunreier! 8142
weapons: (s.xiiim) Savaris et si compaignons furent mult tost adoubbé 1025adubs s.pl.
Semantic labels: armour, mil., weapons
Citations:
arms
weapons: (s.xiiex) Touz lur adubs addubbez L c.1335 addobbez L c.1335 e lur atour Lur trova 36agucer v.trans. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: med., pharm., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to whet, sharpen (a weapon)
weapons: (s.xii1) aguiserent exacuerunt sicume glaive lur langue 107.LXIII.3
weapons: (1160-74) Mout voissiez [...] espiez brunir, Saetes et dars aguiser ii 317.261
weapons: (s.xiii2) Jeo fiz la lame agucer […] por sun costé percer 1606
(of weapons) sharp, sharpened
weapons: (s.xii3/4) E getent feu e flambe e gros pels agusez 878
weapons: (s.xiii1) Des esporuns a or ad le cheval brochié Et esloigné la lance od le fer aguisié 2395
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) l’espee Ki de dous parz est agucee 123va42alemele s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
blade (of a sword, knife, etc.)
weapons: (s.xii1/3) Cum a[le]mele est sa manere, De l’une part plaine et legiere […] 252.1511
weapons: (1155) cil ki tindrent les cultels Parmi chapes, parmi mantels, Parmi piz e parmi bueles Firent passer les alemeles 7254
weapons: (1174-75) un espee trenchant Od trenchant alemele 1371
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) Tut erent ardant li cutel E trenchant li alemel 5195
weapons: (1273-82) D’amour la trenchante alemele Tot [te] desrount, tot [t']esquartele 2530
weapons: (1300) une eppee [...], le anemel de fer e de acer la lungure de une aune iii 102
lance-head (?)
weapons: (c.1170) E braundist sun espié […] trenchaunte est l’alemele 3312
weapons: (c.1185) Od le glaive en l'escu le fert, Ke parmi passe l'alemele 4671anlaz s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
short two-edged knife or small dagger
weapons: (s.xiiiin) anelacias: gallice allenaz 13
weapons: (1260-70) Je di pur veyrs il est bricun S’il porte anelaz u fauchun 6492
weapons: (1275) a tel jour [...] ne aveyt il sur luy ne anlaz ne fauchoun ne espeye de Coloyne novelement forbye 5
weapons: (s.xiiiex) anelacias : (C) anleys anelacis D* s.xiii/xiv anelaces D s.xiii/xiv anelas L s.xiii ii 135
weapons: (1298) E un anlace od manche de yvor e un trenchur 100
weapons: (c.1325) Heroudes se occyst […] de un anlaz 29.2apparaillement s.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, decor., mil., weapons
Citations:
arms, equipment
weapons: (1190-93) Offe li reis […] Of mult noble aparailement, Od bele gent […] 612
weapons: (s.xivin) bien mountés e de totes apparillementz richement aprestez 8.35apparailler v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: archit., armour, build., costume, culin., decor., implement, leather, med., mil., ship., weapons
Citations:
to equip, arm
weapons: (s.xiii1) Alexis ad fait les Grius appareillier; Quant il furent josté, bien furent .xx. millier 2115
equipped
weapons: (c.1335) cent hommes bien armez et apparaillés 110
weapons: (1343-50) cent hommes bien armez et apparaillez 45.2appartreyt s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
preparations
weapons: (1392) ilx ont fet faire le granheur appartreyt de guerre, come sont cavoux, hides, mangareux et outres artifices 218.150.50arblaste s.
Semantic labels: domestic, implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
balista, cross-bow
weapons: (1121-25) Esturbeiluns plus tost ne vait, […] Ne li quarels d’arbaleste 1151
weapons: (1155) Od fundes e od arbalestes [...] Jettent pierres e quarrels traient 3041
weapons: (s.xii) balista: balista genus arcus est qui gallice dicitur arbalaste i 32
weapons: (s.xiii2) hec balea .i. funda vel instrumentum quod vulgus vocat ‘arblaste’ i 387
weapons: (1318) si fut tret de un quarrel de arblaste 24.21
weapons: (1323-25) jeo trovoi arcbalestes de vyz de deux peez 51
weapons: (1377) fuistes por arcz arblastes 162
balista, heavy cross-bow that could be rested on a parapet (?)
weapons: (1194-99) Un enemis al creatur Teneit une arb[a]laste a tur; Al serjant traist par une archiere, Si[l] feri el piz desoz la chiere 3567
balista, cross-bow furnished with a winding mechanism
weapons: (s.xiii) balistas trocleatas : arbelastes de truyl ii 151
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) balistas trocleatas : aleblaz de trolle ii 147arblastele s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
crossbow shot
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Hom les (=right breasts of Amazons) ard de fer quant sunt jovenes puceles Qe blece[es] ne soient d’esclices ne d’arblasteles 6179arc 1 s. s.pl.
Semantic labels: archit., Bibl., colour, decor., eccl., law, meteo., mil., theol., toponym, weapons
Citations:
bow
weapons: (1113-19) L'arc qu'il (=Sagitarius) tent en sa main 1749
weapons: (s.xii1) Iluec debrisa les potences des arcs, escut e glaive e bataile 86.75.3
weapons: (c.1200) Par le campestre vait il son arc tesant (B) 7563
weapons: (a.1399) od arkes et setes et od espeys 41.5
Greek bow, cross-bow (?)
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) arcus Trojanorum : (D) ars dé gregays ii 135
hand-bow
weapons: (1265) [...] E de arc de main mult bons archers 82.173
weapons: (1322-23) pur purviance des arks as mains faire pur garnesture du chastel 680
weapons: (1341) .xlviij. setes; .cc. flacches saunz testes; .xxj. arcs manueles febles 677
stone-bow
weapons: (1419) qe nul soit si hardy a porter arc a perre pur malfere, q'est appelle stanbowe , dedinz la citee ne dedinz le suburbe 278
to shoot with bow and arrow
weapons: (s.xiiiex) Savez vous traire de l'ark? 189.2arcel s.
Semantic labels: decor., equit., horses, jewel., mil., weapons
Citations:
bow
weapons: (s.xiii1/4) E verité de tere vent ki le arkil sus lie 967archer 2 v.trans. v.intrans.
Semantic labels: mil., ven., weapons
Citations:
to shoot, strike, hit with bow and arrow
weapons: (c.1334) estoit arché de une sete en le Noveau Foreste 296.24
to shoot with bow and arrow
weapons: (s.xiiim) Si archent ové lour arks par grant randoné 965
weapons: (s.xivin) amoyne le roy pur archer 49.28
to hunt with bow and arrow
weapons: (c.1136-37) Li reis esteit alé archeier 6248archerie s.
Semantic labels: archit., mil., weapons
Citations:
archery, practice of shooting with bow and arrow
weapons: (s.xiii3/4) Ceste isle si aveit le pris de navies e de archeries e de tutes maneres de armes 19
weapons: (1305-7) Si je […] sache de archerye 72.85
archery equipment
weapons: (1416) (patten-makers are using up all the ash-wood) a graund et perpetuel arrerisment de l’archelrie de la dite roialme iv 103armadure s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
weapon
weapons: (s.xiiiex) l’armadure qe le occist ceo fust nostre pecché 263.36arme 1 s.
Semantic labels: armour, herald., horses, implement, mil., occupation, ship., status, ven., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: interj.Citations:
weapon
weapons: (1312) qe les appellours font mention […] de l’heure et del lieu et de quel arme il fut tué i 286
weapons: (1332) ne a espeye, ne a long cotel, ne od autre arme suspect ii 64
weapons: (c.1356) coment et a qele manere et par quele arme et par ki il vint a la mort 24
(tool used as a) weapon
weapons: (1380) debruserunt par haches et autres armes les hostes et fenestres de lour gyldhal iii 96
(pl.) arms, weapons or equipment of war or combat
weapons: (1113-19) cum cumbatrat Qui ses armes nen ad? 72
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Nes e armes apareilla E dist qu’en Engleterre ireit E as Normanz se combatreit 22
weapons: (c.1200) Des armes le rei Saul le funt (David) armer, Mes il ne poeit, si sunt pesant, porter (E) 6938
weapons: (1271-72) Des armes de fust ou de seetes enginouses 18.4
small arms, weapons
weapons: (1336) pur trover arks, setes et espeies ou autres menuz armes come desus est dit i 420
sharp, edged weapon (?)
weapons: (s.xiv1) pleye que est doné de arme molue 67.590
(hunting-)spear
weapons: (s.xii/xiii) sibones : (T) armes sonans ii 44
armed
weapons: (1174-75) Cent chevaliers a armes ameine en sun cunrei 106
weapons: (1259) ke nul ne venge al parlementer a chevaus, ne a armes ne armé 150
fully armed
weapons: (c.1240) Veit venir un chivaler armé De tutes armes sus un blanc chival 12.177
armed, under arms
weapons: (a.1382) L’emperour […] avoit ovesqe lui en soun host en armez cynkaunt mc homms 12.34
without armour, with only weapons
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) De vostre halberc vus desarmez! En pleines armes nus combatuns 6571
combat, feats of arms
weapons: (1160-74) Seisante e quatre anz out vescu e maint travail d'armes eu ii 229.9234
to arm
weapons: (1316) qe le dit people seit mis as armes chescun solonc son estat i 160
to down weapons
weapons: (1155) Met jus les armes que tu tiens Ki d'alienes terres viens 2741armure s. s.pl.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, implement, mil., ship., weapons
Usage labels: coll.Citations:
weapon
weapons: (c.1200) Il n’out armure de lance ne d’espee Dunt il vers paens comensast mellé (B) 4891
weapons: (c.1292) si nul homme soit trové occys et acun soit trové pres de ly ovek le cotel ou autre armure tot sanglaunte i 37
arms, arms and armour
weapons: (1343-50) Et qe nule vile […] ne serroit mieuz vitailee, ne de gentz ne de armure plus fort estoffez 81.16
weapons: (1402) qe null’ Galois homme desormés soit armee ne porte armeur defensive as villes iii 509
heavily armed
weapons: (1271-72) Gent ou duble armeure. por ce k’il resevrent doble soud 42.24-25armurer s.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, mil., occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
armourer, maker or seller of weapons or armour
weapons: (1364-72) nostre amé sergeant T. de C. nostre armurer E101/395/2/129
weapons: (1369) les armurers et coreours de chivalx qe vendent les armures et chivalx a trop excessive pris ii 300
weapons: (1372) forbeours et armurers de Londres ii 42
weapons: (1374) W. de l’H. nostre armorer ii 278
weapons: (1419) W. le Flemyng, armurer 301
armour, arms (?)
weapons: (1378) garniz de vitailles et armures et artilleries comme a nostre dit seignur […] serront deliverez ou la value de ce que serra dispenduz des ditz vitailles, armurers et artilliers par nostre dit seigneur 205.141.30arraier v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: armour, costume, decor., law, mil., weapons
Citations:
to equip, arm
weapons: (s.xivm) Et les gentz qi serrount assignez pur les veiles faire […] seurement arayeroms et bonement treteroms i 49
weapons: (1377) (Aliens in England are being helped by the French) en paiantz lour raunsons […] et en les remountantz et arayantz a la dite guerre iii 19artillerie s.
Semantic labels: mil., ship., ven., weapons
Citations:
armament, munition of war
weapons: (1372) que […] vous […] delivrez le chastel susdit a garder et ce oveque artillerie ii 101
weapons: (1373) arkes, setes, or et argent, et autres artelries ii 320
weapons: (1378) garniz de vitailles et armures et artilleries comme a nostre dit seignur […] serront deliverez ou la value de ce que serra dispenduz des ditz vitailles, armurers et artilliers par nostre dit seignur 205.141.31
weapons: (1381) toutes maneres de artillerie et garnistore i 206
weapons: (1443-45) Summa […] donnt le roy doibt pour l’artillerie .x. mil li. t[ournois] C229
artillery, cannonry
weapons: (1435) Et serra la dite toure garnie d’artillarie, canons et poudre pour icelx iv 483
hunting weapons
weapons: (1384) licence de chacer et de tuer ovec leverers et autres chiens et ovec artillerie […] des cerfs et bisses, deyms, deymes, levers […] 237.168.6arwesmyth s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who forges arrowheads (used as a surname)
weapons: (1278) Roger le Aruesmuth Arrowsmith
weapons: (1324) William le Arwesmyth Arrowsmithassault s. s.pl.
Semantic labels: law, med., mil., pathol., theol., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
attack, impact (of arrows, spears, missiles, etc.)
weapons: (1271-72) cointe haires seient tenduz ke receivent l’asaut des darz ou des seetes 128.13astele s.
Semantic labels: equit., horses, mil., weapons
Citations:
shaft of arrow
weapons: (1388) que nul fleccher de yceste citee ne overera desormés ascun dymenche […] ne ne mettera ascunes setes, boltis, n’autres lurs darrés pur […] vender […] forsque pur mettre les chefs sur les estés quant busoigne soit i 110[atillement] s.
Semantic labels: mil., ship., weapons
Citations:
armament, munition of war
weapons: (c.1335) engins et autre attilementz affaire assaut a la dite ville 160atirer 2 v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: armour, cosmet., costume, culin., horses, mil., weapons
Citations:
armed
weapons: (a.1399) plusours chivalers […] malement arrayez et attirez 75.1
to equip oneself with
weapons: (c.1292) Lors lour soit jour doné pour eux attirer de armures i 105
fully armed
weapons: (1315) il lour fra asavoir ou garnir soient dedeinz ouyt jours aprés son garnisement, sanz nul manere de delay ou d'excusation, bien atirés et apparailez a la ville de Noef Chastel fur Tyne i 147
weapons: (1366) lez maryners de chescune neef armés et bien attirez pur faire le service le roy 242aturner v.trans. v.intrans. v.impers. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: armour, build., costume, decor., law, med., mil., occupation, pathol., surg., weapons
Usage labels: also_fig., fig.Citations:
to equip oneself
weapons: (1174-75) le sage chevalier […] Apreste ses messages. Il meismes s’ aturna 525
to equip, arm
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Donc fet ly roys .ij c . chevalers atorner De legeres armes e en l’ewe entrer 4193aviser v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: law, weapons
Citations:
to aim at (with an arrow, spear, etc.)
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Le duc de cele gent l’ad tant avisé Fiert le par mi le cors d’un gavelok quarré 5886
weapons: (1160-74) Guilliame vers lui s’eslaissa, Un glaive tint, bien l’avisa, Parmie le col, lez le goitron [...] Li fist passer le fer trenchant ii 38.4066
weapons: (1280-1307) Un alblaster dedeynz, du ray avysez , Parfound en la jaumbe de un quarel l’ad naffrez ii 122
weapons: (s.xivin) F. le dota grantment, e le avysa bien, issi qe de sa launce le fery parmi le cors 58.30bainer 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: domestic, weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to steep, plunge (a weapon) into
weapons: (1160-74) Rou l’espee qu’il tint en lor sanc taint et baingne i 43.803
weapons: (s.xii3/4) par mi le quer l’alemele ad baignee 1898
weapons: (s.xiiex) Ferir le vait de tel hair Ke [...] Le healme vait tut purfendant, En la cervele baingna cola L c.1335 le brand E l’oraille [...] Voler fiht en mi la place 662baisser 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
couching
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Au besser Al abaisser P c.1310 des lances i ad meinte brisee 1901balastre s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
crossbow
weapons: (1415) je devise a [...] W. [...] le melior balastre qe je ay ovec tout l’apparaill ii 44baliste s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
cross-bow
weapons: (1271-72) Envers iteus choses si soleit om defendre des arcs e des arblastes e des lenges e des autres armes ke il apelerent balistes 138.17-18balister s.
Semantic labels: mil., occupation, weapons
Citations:
(cross-)bowman
weapons: (1377) [...] ditz balisters ou hobelours 381
weapons: (1409) Balistriers ou maryners des galeys [...] 49
weapons: (1435) dousze balastiers & quatorsze archiers iv 483banir v.trans. p.p. as s.
Semantic labels: law, mil., weapons
Citations:
confiscated weapon
weapons: (1329-30) qe toux les banés , scilicet les armes de quei gentz sount tuez, [...] sount fee al clerk de la Coroune 3-4 Ed III 184barbé a. s.
Semantic labels: cosmet., weapons
Citations:
barbed arrow, crossbow bolt
weapons: (s.xii1/3) Auques trenchante et quarree, Cume saiete barbelee 217.422
weapons: (c.1136-37) Une saete barbelee Ad trait par male destinee 6319
weapons: (s.xiii1) catapulte: (D) scetes barbilé setes barbulés R s.xiii 1 setes barblez J s.xiii 1 247
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) si la plaie est faite de sete barbee i 141.xxi
weapons: (1374) un seette barbiez i 273barbel 2 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
barb (of an arrow)
weapons: (s.xiii2/4) nous pernoms les barbeus as tenailles i 141
weapons: (s.xiii1/4) Le fer trenchant a deus barbeaus Amur signefie, Ke a Deu e sun prome la Dame adublie 960barbelé a. s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons, zool.
Citations:
barbed arrow
weapons: (s.xiv) scorpio: gallice hoc barbilé ii 62
loaded javelin
weapons: (1271-72) Kar le haunt de teu manere de plums ke ceus del Champ de Marz, apelés barbulos, tel arme deit om bailer as plus jovenes 20.3barel s.
Semantic labels: merch., mil., unit, volume, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
container for gunpowder
weapons: (a.1399) ils troveront trois barelles de poudre pur gunnes 142.6
weapons: (1411) un petit barell de gonpouder gonnepoudrebaslard s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
baslard, dagger with a long blade
weapons: (1388) baslard, dagger n’espee ii 57 vi
weapons: (a.1399) ferrerount (pret.6) le dit R.H. ovesqes espees et basselardes grevousement 122.14
weapons: (1417-73) comme eux et lour predecessours de tout temps ount overez or et argent sur cotells et baselardis en lour dite artifice [...] 378rbaston s.
Semantic labels: cosmet., decor., domestic, eccl., herald., implement, law, livestock, mil., occupation, status, title, weapons
Usage labels: fig., name, prov.Citations:
horn-tipped staff used in trial by battle
weapons: (s.xiiiex) chescun (=champion) eit escu quiré e bastoun cornu d’une asise 112berfrai s.
Semantic labels: archit., eccl., mil., weapons
Citations:
movable tower used as a siege engine, mantlet, penthouse
weapons: (1155) Dunc firent arbelastiers traire, Berfreiz lever, perrieres faire 5532
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Ja n’avera dart tret ne gavelok lancez Ne perere levez ne berfrey drescez 6324
weapons: (s.xiii) vinea : berfroi ii 118.70
weapons: (c.1316) l’assailerent [...] par berfrays et autres engines 114
weapons: (s.xiv) phala : gallice berfreye ii 62
wooden siege engine used as a catapult
weapons: (s.xiii) phalarice : (A) berfrai de befreis C s.xiii ex berefrey D s.xiii/xiv beferez L s.xiii ex berefreys O s.xii/xiii berfrés T s.xii/xiii ii 43.83
weapons: (s.xiiiex) fustibula: (C) befreys vel foundeles berfrays D s.xiii/xiv fundis D* s.xiii/xiv ii 135.49
wooden siege engine used as a battering ram
weapons: (s.xiii) arietes : engins, berefrés ii 93.69
weapons: (s.xiii2) arietes : (C) berefreyz, gallice berfreyz berfreyis D s.xiii/xiv befuers L s.xiii/xiv ii 71.69berser v.trans. v.intrans. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: mil., ven., weapons
Citations:
to shoot, pierce with an arrow
weapons: (c.1235) Plus est chescuns esmeuz ke n’est quant est bersee Leonesse 521
weapons: (s.xiiim) (The amethyst) En bois done eur de berser E en rivere d’oyseler 84.391
weapons: (s.xiiiex) ne autre beste de sette barblé ou galosche ne bersa (A) 35
to strike (='briser'?)
weapons: (s.xiiiin) Il ad pris un dart, dont il voit lancer, E un fausart, dont il voit breser 1299[bibre] s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
javelin used by the ancient Germans, similar to the pilum
weapons: (1271-72) Mes les barbarins ki sunt a pé usent nomeement de iceus (=spears) , si les apelent libres bibres bebras e portent doble ou treble en batailles 24.23bipennis s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
two-edged weapon, twibill
weapons: (1271-72) Bipennis est un arme com une coigne, ke ad de une part e de autre trenchant fer mout tres lé e tres agu 155.17bolt s.
Semantic labels: build., mil., weapons
Citations:
(crossbow) bolt
weapons: (1388) que nul fleccher de yceste citee [...] ne mettera ascunes setes, boltis, n’autres lours darrés pur par avaunt pur monstrer ne vender ascune dymenche i 111bordon 1 s.
Semantic labels: herald., implement, mil., weapons
Usage labels: euph., nameCitations:
sword-stick, dagger
weapons: (s.xiii) in dolonibus : (A) en burduns furaus, haubercchez L xiii ex .i. baculis vel en lur forrés T xii/xiii ii 43[bouclé] a.
Semantic labels: armour, mil., weapons
Citations:
(of a shield) having a boss
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Iluec put hom veer meinte targe boclee 6209
weapons: (c.1170) escu ben buchlé od cristal (O) 381
weapons: (1174-75) Dunc veissiez targes prendre e ces escuz buclez 1203
weapons: (s.xiii1) Malachin vait ferir sor sun escu bouclé 1118bout 1 s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
thrust (with a spear)
weapons: (1160-74) Lors veissiez [...] Granz barates e granz meslees, Boz de lances e cols d’espees ii 185.8062[bouteis] s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
thrusting (with a spear)
weapons: (1155) De darz i out grant lanceiz E de pieres grant geteiz E de lances grant boteiz E d'espees grant chapleiz 2447bowemakiere s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who makes bows (used as a surname)
weapons: (1281) John le Boumaker boue n.1
weapons: (1309) Hugo le Bowemakiere boue n.1boweman s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
archer, one who shoots with a bow (used as a surname)
weapons: (1300) Roger le Bouman boue n.1
weapons: (1348) Ric. le Boweman boue n.1[bowewright] s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who makes bows (used as a surname)
weapons: (1292) Joh. le Boghewrichgte boue n.1
weapons: (1324) Will. le Bouright boue n.1bowstringer s.
Semantic labels: occupation, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who makes bowstrings (used as a surname)
weapons: (1316) Rogero le Boustringer boue n.1
weapons: (1319) De Radulpho le Bowestrengere, .xiij. d. ob. boue n.1
weapons: (1326) Roger le Bowstringer boue n.1brandir v.trans. v.intrans.
Semantic labels: emotion, equit., horses, weapons
Citations:
to brandish, wave, flourish (a weapon)
weapons: (1155) Dunc veissez chevals bien puindre, Hanstes brandir, chevaliers joindre, Escuz percier, seles voider [...] 4024
weapons: (c.1170) E brandist sun espié 3311
weapons: (c.1230) sa groce lance brandisant 8262
weapons: (1280-1307) Tant escu peint a or, tante lance brandie 359.1874
(of a weapon) to be brandished, waved, flourished
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Idonc put l’em veer [...] crouler ses espiés e gavelos brandir 1193
weapons: (s.xiiex) Les hantes brandient e beissent forment, Li gunfanun ventelent vers le vent 384
weapons: (s.xiv1) as si grande force ferirent le pee de la croiz en la mortayseqe la croiz brandist come un espé 100.9brant 1 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
sword
weapons: (1155) Brutus [...] En sun poin tint tut nu sun brant, D'ocire le fist grant semblant 373
weapons: (1160-74) Ricard a le brand sachié, Le bu li a par mi trenchié i 173.323
weapons: (s.xiiex) Mettent lur mains as espees delez, L'ascer luist des branz qu'il unt levez 1126
weapons: (s.xiiiin) [...] lui coupe le chef o un branc de ascer 63
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) G. erralment saisi le brant. De l’escalberc le trait 9815broche 2 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, cosmet., costume, culin., implement, med., metal, mil., textile, weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
sharp pointed weapon (sword, dart, javelin, etc.)
weapons: (s.xiii2) spiculum : (D) broche ii 18.1834
weapons: (c.1292) les services de nous porter en host un sak ou une broche ou un bozoun ii 11
weapons: (1313-14) d’une espeie q’est appelé broch ly feri en la teste Ed II v 100
weapons: (c.1334) Judith [...] ové une brache lui copa la teste 76.17calanie s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
kind of sabre (?)
weapons: (1313-14) vener armie de hauberkes […] ou ové sauns (=girdles) de plate ou de calanie ou des autres armes Ed II viii 138[calberc] s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
scabbard, sheath for a sword
weapons: (s.xiii) in dolonibus: (L) en kauberces ii 135.49canne 1 s.
Semantic labels: bot., condim., culin., mil., weapons
Citations:
dart or lance made of a reed
weapons: (1194-99) Li cristien sunt mult armé Et li Sarazin desarmé Fors d’arc e de mace e d’espee Ou de cane bien aceree Et de cotel qui petit peise 5645
weapons: (1194-99) E li Turc as arcs e as canes Les sivirent 10340caple 1 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
exchange of blows (with a sharp weapon), fight, combat
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Durs colps i fierent, mult est li caples granz 3380
weapons: (1160-74) Od les espees s’entrasaillent, Ne vont pas jostes demandant, Mais el caple se vont ferant ii 34.3960
weapons: (c.1170) li seignur sunt mort enz el kaple pesant 3287
weapons: (c.1200) si enseigna sa gent De meintenir caple e turnaiement (E) 439
weapons: (s.xiii1) Mult par en fud granz li chaples od les branz esmoluz 1402
weapons: (s.xiiim) Le chapleiz Li caple C s.xiii m fu mult dur, le champ hydus e lait 1979 (var.)capleier v.intrans.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
to exchange blows (with a sharp weapon)
weapons: (s.xii2/4) Ki puis veist Rollant e Oliver De lur espees ferir e capleier! 1681capleisun s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
exchange of blows (with sharp weapon), fight, combat
weapons: (c.1170) Tresque none sonant dura la capleisun 3150
weapons: (s.xiii1) Iloc out de dous genz si faite capleison, Onc tele ne fud oie en fable n’en chançon 1693capleiz s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
exchange of blows (with a sharp weapon), fight, combat
weapons: (s.xiiim) Lors si fud entr’els dous li caples chpleiz chapleiz H s.xiii m cummenciez, Dunt Egfer en fud mort 3363 (var.)
weapons: (c.1185) Mut i out cruel’ asemblee, Fort capleiz, dure medlee 4922
weapons: (c.1200) ne sunt pas apris De maintenir esturs ne capleis (B) 10970caplement s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
exchange of blows, fight, combat
weapons: (c.1170) Or cummence entr’eus un mut dur caplement 3389capler v.intrans. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
to exchange blows (with a sharp weapon)
weapons: (1155) Walwein [...] Od s’espee la veie fait, Fiert e enpeint, caple e bute 12043
weapons: (s.xiiex) Paiens caplissent, si est li osz muntez 1706
weapons: (s.xiii1/4) Fierent e caplent 3185
to exchange blows(with a sharp weapon)
weapons: (1174-75) Al partir de l'estur le savrad l'um loer Ki mielz i fiert d'espee e mielz fait caplier 1867carrobaliste s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
wheeled catapult
weapons: (1271-72) En une legion soleient estre .lv. carrobalistes 61.14ceindre 1 v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: costume, med., mil., pathol., weapons
Citations:
to gird (someone)
weapons: (s.xii1) Seies ceint de tun glaive sur ta quisse 68.44.4
weapons: (s.xiiex) De Cureçuse =his sword le ceint le fiz Reiner 1376
weapons: (c.1290) d'une seinture elle est seinte girde (O) 332vb
weapons: (1397) Sire J.B. […] feust fait et creez en Marquys de D., et ceyntuz de son espee iii 355
girded, girt (with)
weapons: (s.xiiiin) un homme […] ke ad […] une espee en sa mayn u ceinte 285
weapons: (1302) xvj. chivalers seynt d’espee 30-31 Ed I 117
weapons: (s.xivin) Homme de curreie est cente gurde 123
to gird on
weapons: (1120-40) Tei cuvenist helme e brunie a porter, Espede ceindra cume tui altre per 412
weapons: (c.1136-37) Chascun vait ses armes seignant 4298
weapons: (c.1170) l’espee li ceinst as flancs 1441chape 1 s.
Semantic labels: costume, eccl., liturgical, mil., monastic, mythological, skins, textile, weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
chape (metal plate covering point of a scabbard)
weapons: (1417-73) un chape de coper endorrez pur une espeye 375rchapel 2 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, mil., weapons
Citations:
hilt (of sword)
weapons: (1160-74) Se espees vous faillent n’alez por ce muser, O peiz et o cros lez poez affronter; As lances percier, as escus estroer, Au chaple dez espees lez feronz enverser i 146.4056
weapons: (1216-25) el chaple del espeie, ki fu de fin or 18.17
weapons: (c.1290) Le capele the hilte de l’espeie fu de fin or (C) 14ra
weapons: (s.xiiiex) Eruginatores gladiorum cumulant denarios vendendo gladios bene exeruginatos, qui habent tholos et capulos gloss: (C) capeus e lé heutes D s.xiii/xiv hultis D* s.xiii/xiv hautes L s.xiii rutilantes et novas vaginas i 197.17 and ii 128.17charcheis s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
quiver
weapons: (c.1185) A ses arceons […] pent son hanseux e son charcheis 2704chef 1 s. a.
Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., bot., geog., herald., law, med., mil., status, textile, title, weapons
Usage labels: exclam., fig., prov., temporalCitations:
(arrow-)head
weapons: (1388) pur mettre les chefs sur les setes i 111coigné s.
Semantic labels: implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
battle-axe
weapons: (1190-1210) Ses haches e ses granz coinees, […] Ses espees e ses granz branz 22253
weapons: (1271-72) Bipennis est un arme com une coigné 155.17coler 2 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl.
Semantic labels: time, weapons
Citations:
(of a weapon) to sink, bite into
weapons: (1155) Mais Nennius le cop dota, Baissa le chief, l'escu leva, E l'espee en l'escu cola E si parfund i enbevra [...] 4063
weapons: (s.xiiex) Fiert un Paen sur sun healme cler, Desk'as denz li fait le brant culer 926
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) Le colp sur l’espalle cola , Que pleine palme del halberc falsa 8689contregeter v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to throw, hurl back against, in response to
weapons: (1155) Granz pieres gettent e granz fuz E lancent darz e pels aguz. Engigneors ourent isnels Ki tost ourent fait mangunels As perieres =catapults contregeter 331cordele s.
Semantic labels: eccl., kinship, mil., monastic, weapons
Citations:
bowstring
weapons: (c.1136-37) Si rien atuchet la cordele, Tost pot oir male novele 4405cordon s.
Semantic labels: costume, mil., weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
bowstring
weapons: (1160-74) de son arc, quant fu tenduz, fu un cordon de l’arc rompuz ii 259.10078cotel 1 s.
Semantic labels: domestic, implement, mil., weapons
Usage labels: nameCitations:
knife, dagger
weapons: (1155) Un cultel aveit, sil feri, Le rei ocist 6468
weapons: (s.xiiex) Li ceint l'espee al fort rei Akael: Ço est Curçuse taillant cum cutel 339
weapons: (c.1250) hic cultellus : cotel i 422
weapons: (s.xiiiex) Les irrus devant le dyable en sa curt eskernissent de coteaus e soen geteur de coteaus est li irrous en sa curt apelle 43.5
weapons: (s.xiii/xiv) cultelli : (D) cuteus peti kni[v]eyt L s.xiii/xiv ii 66.62
weapons: (c.1300 (?)) Pernez lez limasonz rougez et grosses [...] si encisés le dos de un cotel un fois 188
pointed knife, dagger
weapons: (s.xiii1) cutele a poynt ii 104
weapons: (c.1250) artavum: cutellus peracutus : cutel a pointe i 414
weapons: (1275) la playe […] li feistes de un cotel a pointe, nomément de un anelaz (C) 7
weapons: (1291) .x. hommes [...] entre les queux un cotel a poynt deyt estre jetee [...] i 179
weapons: (1419) Qe nul porte espé, ne cotel a poynt, ne misericorde, ne masuele, ne bastoun, ne autre arme 644coutre 1 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, implement, mil., weapons
Citations:
knife
weapons: (s.xiv1) Fai a toi cultres de perres et circumscizes la secounde foiz les filz de Israel 79.169croce s.
Semantic labels: domestic, eccl., fishing, games, weapons
Citations:
weapon with a curved piece of metal or hook, billhook, grappling iron, etc.
weapons: (1121-25) Vit venir deiables [...] E venent dreit a cel dolent; Salt l'uns avant, al croc le prent 1468
weapons: (s.xii3/4) E les homes armez as croks e as brans 4852
weapons: (s.xiii1) Les debles […] del de lur cros les demaglerent 683
weapons: (1271-72) tenanz lor espeies ou lur croks hors des gaingnes 21.6
weapons: (s.xiii) furches e croke de feer ardaunt 207croller v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. inf. as s. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: med., weapons
Citations:
to wave, brandish (a weapon)
weapons: (s.xii1) sa espede crollerat 45.7.13
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Idonc put l’em veer les fossez asaillir […] E crouler ses espiés e gavelos brandir 1193
weapons: (s.xiiiex) il ad croulé sa espé […] de vus ferir 82.13dage s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
dagger
weapons: (1397) trestoutz les armures, espeies et dages i 230
weapons: (1409-10) luy trois foitz ferroient ové une dagge a coer iii 631
weapons: (1415) Moun dage et moun cutelle bien trenchant 78.26
weapons: (1428-32) Item, .xj. tasses d'argent dorrés [...] marqué au founs du point d'une dague C32dagger s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
dagger
weapons: (a.1399) le dit Wat ferrist le maire od le dragger 148.23
weapons: (1390-1412) [...] moy auxi desrobantz de moun espee, moun dagger et de ma burse 363.14
weapons: (1406) espees, baselardes, dagers iii 593
weapons: (1410-11) harnoyes dez seintoures, dagares, coleres des gentilez i 75dart 1 s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Usage labels: fig., nameCitations:
dart, a pointed missile (including javelin, throwing spear, arrow, etc.) thrown by the hand or shot from a cross-bow
weapons: (s.xii1) Gieres saieterat eals Deus; od dart sudein serunt enbatues enz lur plaies jaculo repentino inserentur plagae eorum 108.LXIII.7
weapons: (c.1185) Asez out saetes e darz 2705
weapons: (c.1230) Gavelocs lancerent e dars 3195
weapons: (s.xiii) jaculum gallice : (C) dart ii 29
weapons: (s.xiii2) spicula : .i. dars ii 24
weapons: (s.xiiiex) tela : (C) darz dars s.xiii/xiv ii 129.21
weapons: (s.xivin) des quarels e autres dartz launcerent 35.29
weapons: (s.xiv) pila : dars ii 59
weapons: (s.xiv) locusta: quasi longa hasta : dart ii 109
weapons: (s.xivm) armee od espiritueles dartes 1vadefense 1 s.
Semantic labels: archit., chess, games, law, mil., weapons
Citations:
weapon
weapons: (1400-01) setes & espeies & autres defenses de guerre iii 457defension 1 s.
Semantic labels: archit., chess, weapons
Citations:
(instrument of) defence
weapons: (c.1184) Des armes u creit defensiun, Amit, aube, stole e fanun Se fist armer 529
weapons: (c.1200) Il alargit sa cité environ De roistes murs e de defension defensiun E s.xiii m (B) 13180deglageiz s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
putting to the sword, killing with a blade
weapons: (1155) Dune veissiez grant tueiz E merveillus deglageiz, Ventres percier, piz enfundrer, Testes e piez e puinz voler 8513deglagier v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to put to the sword, kill with a sword
weapons: (1155) E li Bretun les deglagoent Ki tuz senz armes lé truvoent 8527
weapons: (1190-93) Les baruns, veant les moillers, Deglagerent les aversers 2150
weapons: (1190-1210) As Alemans fet grant damage, Itant en occist e deglage 18144deglaiver v.trans.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
to put to the sword, kill with a sword
weapons: (c.1136-37) Kar li Engleis les ont chacied, Vencud en champ e deglaivez 2994denuer v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
bared
weapons: (s.xiii1) Ceste espee fud deswainee e desnuee ii 23desarmer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. inf. as s. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: armour, weapons
Citations:
to disarm, remove the arms or armour from
weapons: (1155) Un des Bretuns ad mort trové; Priveement l'ad desarmé. Des armes al Bretun s'arma E as Bretuns s'entremella 4936
weapons: (s.xiiex) Ces treis puceles ont amené Ogier [...] Primerement areinent le destrer, Puis desarment le curteis chevaler 983
to disarm, take off one’s armour
weapons: (s.xii3/4) Donc fet sa gent loger e tote desarmer 6266
to disarm, lay down one’s arms or take off one's armour
weapons: (1160-74) Issi s’en est Gifart tornez Et Guillame s’est desarmez ii 217.8922
weapons: (s.xiiex) Si se desarment li chevaler vaillant 550
weapons: (s.xivin) sire J. et sire W. se retornerent a lur herberges e se desarmerent 18.32
weapons: (1377) maintenant aprés la processioun et qe le roy soit enoint et coroné, descende et soy disarme 469
disarming, laying down of weapons or removal of armour
weapons: (1160-74) Mult veissiez al desarmer, A la guige del col oster E al helme del chief sevrer E al hauberc del dos verser, Venir barons e chevaliers ii 218.8923
unarmed or without armour
weapons: (1155) li Bretun [...] Ki desarmé, senz arme, esteient 7243
weapons: (1194-99) Ses jambes totes desarmees Sailli desci qu’a la çainture En mer 11097
weapons: (s.xiiiin) la dame vus enverra son seignur desarmez 90
weapons: (1394) les testes nues, desarmez et desceintes 223.44
to lay down (arms), take off (armour)
weapons: (1155) L'espee desceinst, l'elme osta, E del halberc se desarma 2820
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) De ses armes se desarmat 3047desenarmer v.trans.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
to strip of its armorial device
weapons: (c.1230) Bien veit [l’em] gisir en cel pré [...], Maint cler haume desenarmé, Maint brant d’acer sanz avoé 8307destendre 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl.
Semantic labels: marit., meteo., mil., weapons
Citations:
to unbend (a bow)
weapons: (1160-74) Entre ses mains teneit un arc, Encordé l’aveit e tendu E entesé e destendu ii 103.5844
weapons: (1190-1230) Lur arcs gettent e funt descendre 431
to fire (a weapon)
weapons: (c.1136-37) L’arc destent , vole la seete 4416 (var.)
weapons: (1194-99) E arb[a]lastiers destendirent Que li Turc n’oserent atendre 11471
weapons: (s.xiii1/3) Lancent espez e traient archers, Envirun destendent areblasters 2474
(of an arrow, dart, etc.) to be shot
weapons: (s.xiiex) Enmi la place li meine l'um Bruiant Ki plus tost vait que quarel ne destent 282dolabre s.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
broad-axe, adze
weapons: (s.xiv1) unum dolabrum est un dolabre a brod ax 14
weapons: (s.xivin) Picoys, dolabre et besagu Pikke, brodehax [ ...] 536doleire s.
Semantic labels: weapons
Citations:
broad-axe, adze
weapons: (s.xii1) les entailleures de li oelment od haches e od doleures dolatoriis derestrent 130.LXXIII.6
weapons: (1160-74) Li charpentier [...] Granz coignies en lor mains tindrent, Doleures e besagues Orent a lor costez pendues ii 126.6511
weapons: (s.xiii1) dolabra : doluvre 20
weapons: (s.xiii) dolabra: dolure 167.
weapons: (1271-72) detrencher de trencher les od coigneez e a doleires 80.2drescer v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as s. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: anat., build., culin., emotion, law, marit., mil., ship., theol., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to straighten, raise (a spear), ready for attack
weapons: (1160-74) Donc veissiez hanstes drecier, Haubers e helmes afaitier [...] ii 156.7317dubber v.trans. v.refl.
Semantic labels: mil., weapons
Citations:
to dub, equip with arms
weapons: (1214-16) ly amyraunz de Tolete le dobba e nory e le fist chivaler 981
to equip oneself
weapons: (s.xiiiin) ‘Adobbés vus, seynurs,’ dit Gui l’enfant. Bien quinze mil se dobbent a tant 3488
weapons: (c.1300) A fine amaunt tres bien apent D’estre courteys come chevaler Quant se doyt novel douber 1169ele 1 s. s.pl.
Semantic labels: anat., build., geog., mil., orn., ship., weapons, zool.
Citations:
feathers (of arrow)
weapons: (c.1240) vos devez prendre queintement od unes tenailles les eles de la sete barbalee i 51
weapons: (s.xiii1) Beneit seiez tu Deus, ki me covris desuz tes eles 15v