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afiçail (1150-70)
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afiçail (1150-70)

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afiçal;  affiçail;  efiçail,  effiçail  
  FEW:  *figicare 3,508b Gdf:  afichail 1,138a GdfC: ∅ TL: afichal 1,183 DEAF:  fichier (afichail)  DMF:  affichal  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  afficha 48b

The sense 'hairpin', suggested by the second gloss erpin, is unexpected and does not seem applicable to the Latin context (TLL i 183.66). Furthermore, according to the OED the English word hairpin n. is not attested before the nineteenth century, suggesting that the gloss erpin may not be interpreted correctly.

s.

jewel.brooch, clasp, pin: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Un afiçail ovré d’or fin  Trist thomas2 2680
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  Monile habeat et spinter (gloss: broche vel effiçail) quo tunice, fuscotincti vel camicie colaria iungat  TLL i 183.66 and ii 87.66
( MS: s.xiiiex )  spinter: (C) affiçayl (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) fiçayl; (L: s.xiii) pin)  TLL ii 132.38
♦cosmet. hairpin (?): 
( MS: s.xiii )  spinter: afiçal, erpin  TLL ii 111.66

See also:

aficher  fichail 
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