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fesselette (c.1216-20)
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fesselette (c.1216-20)

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fesselet;  fiesselet  (fusselet,  fiscilet  Nov Chir ANTS 1192)  
  FEW:  fascis 3,428b Gdf:  faisselet 3,706c GdfC: ∅ TL: faisselet 3,1598 DEAF:  fais (faisselet)  DMF:  faiscelet  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  fesselettus 932a

s.

small bunch: 
( c.1216-20; MS: 1419 )  Chescune charecte [...] paiera obole et un fesselette de porrez  Lib Alb 233
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  Un fiesselet prenderez de chescune herbe dunt ci lirrez  Nov Chir 284
♦bundle: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les archers e les lengeours soleient jadis mettre un fusselet d’estreim (Latin: straminum fasces)  vegetius2 59.4
♦burden: 
( MS: s.xiii-s.xiv )  A tierce Jhesu la croiz porteit, Cum fet la beste sun fesselet  Lyric 182.38

See also:

fais1  fessel1 
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