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and_o scalk_v which_o do_v not_o signify_v skilful_a as_o some_o will_n but_o a_o officer_n servant_z or_o attendant_z so_o godschalck_n be_v interpret_v god_n servant_n and_o in_o the_o old_a german_a nunc_fw-la dimittas_fw-la servum_fw-la this_o word_n servus_n be_v translate_v scalk_n so_o that_o joint_o the_o word_n notifi_v a_o officer_n and_o attendant_n about_o horse_n this_o etymology_n be_v confirm_v first_o ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la allamannorum_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la marescallus_fw-la qui_fw-la 12_o equis_fw-la praeest_fw-la occidit_fw-la 4._o solidis_fw-la componat_fw-la then_o out_o of_o choniates_n who_o write_v the_o life_n of_o baldwin_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n say_v that_o this_o word_n marescaldo_n note_v he_o who_o the_o grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o according_a to_o the_o name_n do_v signify_v he_o which_o march_v foremost_a before_o the_o army_n to_o maintain_v this_o etymology_n they_o say_v it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o 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