单词 | at the wanlace |
释义 | > as lemmasat the wanlace 2. transferred. An intercepting movement; an ambush. Phrase, at the wanlace. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > sudden or surprise attack > ambush wanlacec1330 ambushmentc1380 bushmentc1380 ambush1489 ambuscade1589 ambuscado?1591 embuscado1686 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 12860 Bytwyxt þem [sc. the opposing armies] were many chaces, ffele turnynges & fele wanlaces. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 154 Men may..barate thair jnymyes..and se quhen thay ar jn disaray, and wayte thame at the wanlas. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 192 Quhen we war gatherit, we waytet thame at the wanles. < as lemmas |
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