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morsel (s.xii1)
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The form mussel is a cross reference to the following entry:

morsel (s.xii1)

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morceal,  morcel,  morseal,  morsell,  morsiau,  morssel,  mossel;  muscel,  musel,  mussel  (morsaul  Maidstone 5.66,  mursal  A-N Falconry 73.746 ),
pl. moceaux,  morceaux,  morseus,  mosseus  
  FEW:  morsus 6/iii,144b Gdf:  morsel 5,414a GdfC:  morsel 10,175c TL: morsel 6,293 DEAF:  mors 2 (morsel)  DMF:  morceau  TLF:  morceau  OED:  morsel n.  MED:  morsel n.  DMLBS:  morsellus 1842a

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culin.morsel, small piece of food: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Il enveie sun cristal sicume morsels (var. (P: s.xii4/4) morseals); devant la face del freit de lui chi sustendra?  Oxf Ps1 228.CXLVII.6
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De tels morsels vus sai jo paistre  Brut WACE 11804
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  A manger li portent [...]; Brandon memes li ad morseus trenché  Boeve (D) 936
( MS: s.xiii )  morsellus: musel  Gloss Garland 170
( MS: c.1325 )  E fettes le demayn manger un muscel ou deux de cel meme manger e il garra  Receptaria 113.272
( MS: s.xv1/4 )  ofella: petit morsell  TLL i 91
♦a small part: 
( MS: c.1335 )  Si trova un vit gros e plener Envolupé en un drapel; N'i out descovert qe le musel  Harley Complete iii 110.16
♦costumea piece of a garment?: 
( MS: c.1325 )  Item a costivisoun: Trenchez tun musel si long cum voȝre deie e le pudrer de ceilgemme e mollez en mel e metez la launge en fundement  Receptaria 129.457

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See also:

mors  morselet  morsure 
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