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mustele (1121-35)

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

mustele (1121-35)

moustele;  mustail,  mustal,  musteile,  mustel,  mustoile,  mustol  (metel  Vernac Glosses 17.26)  
  FEW:  mustela 6/iii,268b Gdf:  moustoile 5,430c GdfC: TL: mostoile 6,328 DEAF:  mostoile  DMF:  mustèle  TLF: OED:  mustelle n.  MED: DMLBS:  mustela 1872c

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( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E Phisiologus De mustele dit plus: [...]  Best ants 1222
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Une musteile vint curant, De suz l’auter esteit eissue  marie Lais 187.1032
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A la mustoile masle tollés li les coillons, Lassés l'ent aler vive  A-N Med ii 104.771
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  conyns, martirs, fuuyns, mustels, herizons, regnardez, loups [...]  Man lang ANTS 31.13
( MS: s.xv )  La rue vauzt encountre touz venims: la moustele quant ele se combata a le scorpioun en meinje  Five Med MSS 91.S64
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1175-90 )  Robert Mustail  Family Names Mustill
( 1208 )  William Mustol  Family Names Mustill
( 1379 )  Radulphus Mustal  Family Names Mustill

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See also:

mustelete 
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