alemele (s.xii1/3)
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alemele (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 5,135a lamella; Gdf: 1,216a alemele /1,243b alumele 2; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,282 alemele; DEAF:  alemele; DMF:  alumelle; TLF:  alumelle; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
alemel;  anemel,  aumail,  laniel(l. lamel)  25.303,  laminal  Ed II v 101,  lemel  78.27, 
pl. laminas  

s.

1metalplate, sheet: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Dunc fait aporter laminas: Ceo est mult orible torment, Si cumme dient romaine gent; Ceo sunt platines de fer granz  631
2weaponsmil.blade: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Cum a[le]mele est sa manere, De l’une part plaine et legiere […]  252.1511
( 1174-75; MS: c.1200 )  un espee trenchant Od trenchant alemele  1371
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Tut erent ardant li cultel E trenchant li alemel  88va9
♦weaponsmil.lance-head: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E braundist sun espié […] trenchaunte est l’alemele  3312
♦fig.weaponsmil.sword: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xivex )  D’amour la trenchante alemele Tot [te] desrount, tot [t']esquartele  2530
lame 
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