bussel1 (1086)
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bussel1 (1086)

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[ FEW: 1,454b *bostia; Gdf: 1,674b boisel /1,760b buschel /1,674b boiseaux; GdfC: 8,336a boissel; TL: 1,1035 boissel; DEAF:  boisse 2 (boissel); DMF:  boisseau; TLF:  boisseau; OED:  bushel n.1; MED:  busshel n.1; DMLBS: 229a bussellus ]
boichel,  boissel;  boseel,  bossel,  boseus,  boseux,  bossheus;  boussels;  buissel;  busceal,  buscel,  buschel,  buschelle,  buscell,  buscelle;  busel,  busele,  bushele,  bussel,  bussele,  bussell,  busselle,  busshell,  busshele,  besul,  bissel  248,  boistel boiscel  i 322, 
pl. busseaux,  bussels,  busselles,  busseus  

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1volumeunita measure for liquids or grain, etc. bushel: 
( MS: s.xiiiin )  emina –ne: mensura lignea.s. boseel  11
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  bussels, galouns, lyveres et aunes, et teles autres mesures  i 186
( MS: s.xiv )  chilindrus (mesura) gallice: bussel  ii 62
( 1358-59 )  lxi. quarters vi busselles  146
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  batus: (D) bussel(var. (C: xiii2) buscel; (L: xiii/xiv) besul)  ii 72
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1086 )  Roger Buissel  Bushell
( 1140 )  Alan Buscel  Bushell
( 1243 )  Richard Buschel  Bushell
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