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frestel (1155)

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The form fristel is a cross reference to the following entry:

frestel (1155)

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  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  324
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  la note de fristel  564
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hec fistula: fretele  p. 24 (addendum)
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Frestel (M.E. Fleget), cheveret et harpe  542
( MS: s.xiii2 )  buxus: (C) freytel (var. (L: xiii/xiv) buse; (D: xiii/xiv) fleggars)  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  42.29
fig.instrument, mouthpiece
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Deu [...] d'els fait alcune feiz sun frestel pur sa volented mustrer  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  8132

See also:

frestelement  fresteler 
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