meslee

Middle French

Etymology

Old French meslee.

Noun

meslee f (plural meslees)

1. battle; fight; confrontation (medieval confrontation)

Descendants

• French: mêlée
  • → English: melee

References

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

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Old French

Verb

meslee f

1. feminine singular of the past participle of mesler

Noun

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

1. 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!