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† eschele Obs.
Also 4 eschel, 5 eschelle.
[a. OF. eschele (mod.F. échelle), eschiele, believed to be an altered form of eschiere, corresp. to It. schiera, of Teut. origin: cf. OHG. skara (MHG. schar, Ger. schaar).]
A troop, squadron (of soldiers); rarely a company (of travellers).
c1330Arth. & Merl. 7580 With xv thousand in on eschele. 1375Barbour Bruce viii. 218 In twa eschelis ordanit he had The folk that he had in leding. c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. xl. 155 Þe worthy men Ðare Folk..arayid þen, And delt þame in-til Eschelis thre. c1460Towneley Myst. 47 (Jacob loq.) Rachelle, stand thou in the last eschelle. |