pousseis
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Middle French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the verb pousser.
Noun
[edit]pousseis m (plural pousseis)
- strike; hit
- clash (of weapons, etc.)
- 1383-86, Froissart, Chroniques
- Et la ot grant pousseis de lances, car ceulx qui estoient a cheval, aussi tost qu'ils furent a nous, ils misrent piet a terre et nous assaillirent fierement.
- And there were great clashes of lances, for those who were on horseback, as soon as they were upon us, dismounted and assaulted us fiercely.
- 1383-86, Froissart, Chroniques
- battle; combat
References
[edit]- pousseis on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)