meslee

Middle French

Etymology

Old French meslee.

Noun

meslee f (plural meslees)

battle; fight; confrontation (medieval confrontation)

Descendants

French: mêlée
- English: melee (borrowed)

References

meslee on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Old French

Verb

meslee f

feminine singular of the past participle of mesler

Noun

meslee f (oblique plural meslees, nominative singular meslee, nominative plural meslees)

Alternative form of medlee
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Trop avons fet grant reposee,
  Recomançomes la meslee!
  We have rested too much
  
  Let's restart the battle!

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