claveal (s.xii3/4)
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claveal (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 2/i,758a clavellus; Gdf: 2,148c clavel; GdfC: 9,106b clavel; TL:  clavel 2; DEAF:  clavel; DMF:  claveau 1; TLF:  claveau 1; OED:  clavel n.; MED:  clavale n.; DMLBS: 357b clavillus ]
clavel  

s.

1small nail, stud: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Empliz est ly chanz (var. (P: c.1310) champz =background) e soudee a claveaus  4276
♦link, ring (of chain-mail): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De son haubert maillé fausent ly clavel  2168
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Le fort acer detrenche le menu fer (=of hauberk) Que tut le piz covrent de claveals  880
2med.zool.mammalsmange, scab, contagious eruptive disease of sheep: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Se clavel ont (=berbiz), si s’en fuira  190.1068
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1218 )  John Clavel  Clavell
( 1327 )  William Clavel  Clavell
clavellé  clavoun 
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