mesan (c.1341)
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mesan (c.1341)

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[ gdw]

[ FEW: 6/i,586a medianus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 10,157c misaine; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  misaine; TLF:  misaine; OED:  mizzen n.; MED:  mesan n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
mysyn  
ls(loanword: Italian (?))
le

s.

1ship.mizzen, (sail of) the third sternmost mast of a ship: 
( c.1341 )  batillus de mysyn  sub batellus (187a)
( 1419-2 )  .iij. hedropes pro le mesan  ii 30
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