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ancele (s.xii1)

ancele (s.xii1)

ancelle,  ansele;  hancele;  auncele  (anchele  S Eust anon 1122)  
  FEW:  ancilla 24,540b Gdf:  ancele 1,282c GdfC: TL: ancele 1,378 DEAF:  ancele  DMF:  ancelle 1  TLF: OED:  ancille n.  MED:  ancille n.  DMLBS:  ancilla 83b

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1femalemaiden
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Marie […] une simple ancele, Ke enfanta e nurri Jesu  S Aub 1252
2femaleoccupationhandmaid(en), female servant
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  sicume li oil del ancele (Latin: ancillae) a la main de sa dame  Camb Ps 235.CXXII.2
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Es vos la mere od ses anceles  Brut WACE 2171
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Modwenne, la Deu ancele  S Modw 185
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Allumés, auncele, une frenole  BIBB ROTH (G) 465
3eccl.monasticfemalenun
( 1140-1160; MS: 1140-1160 )  jo Eadgars [...] vuil e desir restorer e relever le servise mun Criatur par tute ma terre [...] es esglises et es leus u li serf e les anceles Deu suz l’ordre seint Beneeit vesquirent  Ely Arch 265.1.6
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Ceste ovre faz que ci conmenz Por une ancele saint Lorenz  S Laur ANTS 76
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ses dignes espouses e ses cheres anceles nomement (l. nomément?) vus noneines e vus recluses  Ancren2 213.23
( 1334 )  le roi et son conseil prient ses liges ancelles, abbesse et covent de B. […]  Rot Parl1 ii 80
4femaleconcubine
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  (Jacob:) Que de ses femmes, que de ses anseles Doze en i out des fiz e une pucele  Anc Test (E) 810
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Honir vus volt e enginner; De vostre fille, ma damaisele, Fait en ad de lui ancele, En voz chambres par force entrat, Vostre Laurette purjue ad  Gui War 3280
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