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billette¹ (c.s.xii¹)

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billette¹ (c.s.xii¹)

billet; bilet, bilette,
(pl. bellettz)

FEW: *bilia 1,364a Gdf: bilete 1,649c GdfC: billette 2 8,326a TL: billete 1,976 DEAF: bille 2 (billete) DMF: billette 2 TLF: billette 2 OED: billet n.2 MED: billet n.2 DMLBS: billettum 1 199a

1logs, firewood:

( 1358 ) Johan Rose [...] chargea sa dite nief ovesque bilet Corr Lond 500

2peg (of wood):

( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) (In the harness) Devant les braceroles (=eyes) sunt billez (M.E. pinnes) Tailés de coteus ou de hachez BIBB ROTH (G) 887

( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) la billette ke tient Corusce (=anger, as name of wheel) si est surquidurie [sic] BOZ Char 9

( MS: c.s.xii¹ ) pyrgus -gi .i. campus alearum et pyramella -le .i. billet TLL i 45

4metalbar (of metal):

( 1353 ) billettes d’or Stats i 338

5herald.billet (an oblong figure set upright):

( 1300; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Cil ki porte dance e bilettes De or en asur a l’assaut court Eight Rolls 121.874

( MS: c.1334 ) Monsire B.G., d’or a x bellettz de sable Ashmole Roll m 4

ju de billette

fig.game of skittles, trifling matter:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Haut est la religiun de Clunnie & mult nette, Ben le sachez, beau frere, n’est pas giu de bilette Mir N-D 20.38

juer a billette

gamesto play skittles, undertake something lightly:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) De femme prendre a espuser N’est mie a billette juer Ipom BFR 2406

billettes pudrés en l’escu

herald.billety:

( c.1350; MS: s.xvⁱⁿ ) J. de E. porte d’azur a une fesse dauncee d’or ové billetz d’or poudrés en l’escu Grimaldi 324