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|  8th January 2013, 04:45 PM | #25 | 
| Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Somerset, UK 
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			Not wanting to belittel the work of the reenactors (I am one myself, and a western martial artist, as well as being an acadmeic, and I appreciate the insights that they can offer) but, as far as determining the etymology of the terms under discussion, you period examples are much more convincing.
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