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fresel1 (s.xii3/4)

fresel1 (s.xii3/4)

frecel;  freisal,  freisil;  fresal,  freseal;  frisel, 
(pl. freseaus)  
  FEW:  phryx 8,402a Gdf:  fresel 4,141b GdfC: TL: fresel 3,2249 DEAF:  fraser (fresel)  DMF:  frisel  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  fresellus 1008a

s.

galloon, braid, decorative ribbon
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E vermeil gonfanon ataché d’un fresel  2160
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Le cors out de bele estature [...] e les braz beaus Tut entrelacé de freseaus  422
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Al dos li vestent le halberc le rei Samuel E la ventaille a un gentil fresel  332
brooch, clasp
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  En l’esmeraude se vos trovez un scarabeu, pertusiez la, si i metez un fresel d’or (Latin: tunc missus in aurea fibula) , si iert bone contre morsure de serpent  291.xxx

See also:

fresee1  freseler 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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