mesclanha

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Old Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely from Late Latin miscellānea, noun use of the feminine form of Classical Latin mīscellāneus (mixed, assorted).

Noun

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mesclanha f (oblique plural mesclanhas, nominative singular mesclanha, nominative plural mesclanhas)

  1. fray, fight
    • 12th c., Bertran de Born, Ieu chan, que·l reys m'en a preguat :
      Que ja mais no seretz honrat ¶ si non etz en la mesclanha
      For you will never be honoured if you don't take part in the fray

Descendants

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  • Occitan: mesclanha

References

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  • mesclanhaDictionnaire de l’occitan médiéval en ligne