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javele (s.xiii1)

javele (s.xiii1)

gavele,  gavel  
[ FEW: 4,14a *gabella; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,41a javele; TL: 4,1604 javel; DEAF: J217 javele; DMF:  javelle; TLF:  javelle; OED:  javel n.3 / gavel n.2; MED:  gavel n.2; DMLBS: 1056a gavella 1 ]

s.

agriculturalswath, corn or grass cut by one sweep of the scythe
( MS: s.xiii1 )  manupulos: (R) gaveles (var. (J: s.xiii1) puingnez)  254
( MS: s.xiii )  manipulos: gavels  ii 95
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  De faucil siez un javele (M.E. repe) de blé  329
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le baillif deit veer [...] ke lez gaveles e lez garbez seyent petites, e issi pount lez blez secher plus tost  274.c30
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La semence de salu jetta franchement — Ceo fu doctrine bone e bele — E enporta garbe e gavele — Ceo sunt les almes ke il conquist  4116

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See also:

javelee 
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