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maissele (s.xii1)

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

maissele (s.xii1)

maisele,  maschel,  meisel,  meisele,  meissele,  mesele;  maixele,  maxeille,  maxille;  mazele  (musele)  
  FEW:  maxilla 6/i,558a Gdf:  maiscele 5,92b GdfC: TL: maissele 5,898 DEAF:  maissele  DMF:  maisselle  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  maxilla 1739a

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anat.maxilla, jaw
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  En chevestre e en frain lur maixeles (var. (C: s.xiim) maxilles) cunstrain, chi ne aprisment a tei  39.XXXI.12
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Ceste serpent occist les gentz et les mangent en plorant. Et quant elles mangent elles moevent la maxeille dessure et noun pas celle dessouz, et si n’ount point de lange  452
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Quant hom le bat en la maisselle Ou autrepart dont ad lesure [...]  4418
anat.cheek, chin
( c.1185 )  Vestue ert ben la maeisele, Bels vis ot e blanche mesele (var. musele)  10810

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See also:

maisseler  maschouer 
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meissele