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ryöstää

hyökätä

yritys, kokeilu

rynnäkkö A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
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puhekieltä To scour (an area or place) for food, treasure, booty etc.
(RQ:Mlry MrtDrthr):

Thenne on a tyme the kynge called syr florence a knyght / and sayd to hym they lacked vytaylle / and not ferre from hens ben grete forestes and woodes / wherin ben many of myn enemyes with moche bestyayl / I wyl that thou make the redy and goo thyder in foreyeng / and take with the syr Gawayn my neuew