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bocel (s.xii1)
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bocel (s.xii1)

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bociel,  boscel;  boucel;  bucel,  buscel,  buscell,  buscelle,  buschel,  bussel,  bussell,  busseu;  buisel,  buissel; 
pl. boseuz,  bossés,  bossués,  bucés,  buceaus,  buceus,  buchés,  buseus;  bussés,  busseus,  busseuz;  busteaux   (butcel  Aelfric Gloss 55.200,  buiseus  Vernac Glosses 13,  buscellos)  
  FEW:  *butticellus 1,660a Gdf:  bocel 1,668c GdfC: ∅ TL: bocel 3 1,1012 DEAF:  bocel  DMF:  bocel 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  bushel n.1  MED:  busshel n.1  DMLBS:  bussellus 229a / bucellus 221c

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1implementcontainer for liquids, bottle, flask, wine-skin: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  repose ma lerme en tun bucel (Latin: in utre tuo)  Camb Ps 96.LV.8
( MS: s.xii )  flasco: bucel de corio  TLL i 21
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  lor ventre com om fiert sore si sone autresi com .i. bocel plain  A-N Med i 231
( MS: s.xiiiex )  utres: (C) les boseuz (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) busseus; (L: s.xiiiex) bucés; (O: s.xii/xiii) boteus de quir; (A: s.xiii) buceaus)  TLL ii 47
( MS: s.xiiiex )  onophora: (C) costereus (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) buscellos; (L: s.xiii) costrey)  TLL ii 133.45
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  scorticas: (D) busseus de quir (var. (L: s.xiiiex) buscel de quir; (A: s.xiiii) buceus a corio; (T: s.xii/xiii) bussés de quir)  TLL ii 48
♦implementlivestockmilking-pail: 
( MS: s.xiv )  mulgaria: buchés  TLL ii 60
♦implementbowl: 
( 1359-60 )  reçu de Thomas Willuby pur un trespas qe trové fust q’il mist de plumb deinz un bociel rond d’argent [...]  Goldsmiths 76
♦herald.water-bouget: 
( c.1280; MS: c.1280 )  R. de R., l’escu de gules a treis bussels d’argent  Eight Rolls 74.180
( 1298; MS: s.xiii )  W. de R. porte de goules a troys busseaux d’argent  Rolls of Arms 409.32
2bag: 
( 1321-22 )  Et .xxxiij. soutz et .iiij. d. q’il lui devoyt pur busteaux de quir pur carier eyntz grantz poels de quire  Rot Parl1 i 415
♦basket: 
( MS: s.xii )  cartalum: .i. buisel  TLL i 21
( MS: s.xii2 )  cartallum: windel, bussel  Aelfric Gloss 55.202

See also:

botel3 
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