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frestel (1155)
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frestel (1155)

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fistelle;  frestele,  frestelle;  fretel,  fretele,  fretielle;  freytel;  fristel  
  FEW:  fistella 3,582b Gdf:  frestel 4,143b GdfC: ∅ TL: frestel 3,2252 DEAF:  festele F287 DMF:  frétel  TLF: ∅ OED:  fretel n.  / fristel(l)e n.  MED:  fristel n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

musicflute, pipe: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult peussiez oir chançuns [...] Lais de harpes, lais de frestels, Lires, tympes e chalemels  Brut WACE 10549
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ne voilez hom blaundir Ne par parole flatir Cum fet li losenger; Par duz chaunt de frestel Est pris li fol oysel Par li oyseiler  CATO ANON ANTS 324
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  la note de fristel  BIBB ROTH (T) 564
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hec fistula: fretele  Gloss St John2 p. 24 (addendum)
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Frestel (M.E. Fleget), cheveret et harpe  Nominale 542
( MS: s.xiii2 )  buxus: (C) freytel (var. (L: xiii/xiv) buse; (D: xiii/xiv) fleggars)  TLL ii 71.70
( 1396; MS: s.xivex )  Doncques viennent avant ou presence du signeur ses corneours et clarioners ov leur fretielles et clarions, et se comencent a corner et clarioner tresfort  Man lang ANTS 42.29
♦fig.instrument, mouthpiece: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Deu [...] d'els fait alcune feiz sun frestel pur sa volented mustrer  Liv Reis1 40
moiller son frestel
prov.to wet the whistle, have a drink: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Forsq'au matin primer s'adresce A la taverne, et se professe Tout droit au bout de la tonelle [...] ainçois moille sa frestelle  GOWER Mirour 8132

See also:

frestelement  fresteler 
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