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fosselette (s.xiii3/4)
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fosselette (s.xiii3/4)

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fosselet;  fossolet  (fosslet)  
  FEW:  fossa 3,739a Gdf:  fosselete 4,103c GdfC: ∅ TL: fosselete 3,2170 DEAF:  fossé (*)  DMF:  fosselette  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1small ditch, hollow: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A l'us percié com une selette Seit mis sor la fosselette Ou li malades deit ser  Pop Med 195.1482
2little hole in neck, nuchal fossa: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Au col avez un fossolet (M.E. dalke); Desouz la lange e le filet  BIBB ROTH (G) 91
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Col, venoun e fossolet (M.E. nekkehole)  Nominale 9
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  le cervelle, le fosslet, le gorge devant, le gargelet lou mon aleyne est passant  Liber Donati (D) 24.274

See also:

fosse  fossette 
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