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nuel (s.xii2/4)

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

nuel (s.xii2/4)

noel,  noiel,  noul,  nowel,  nowell,  nowelle,  noyau;  nual  (niewel );
pl. noeus,  noeux,  noeaus,  noiaus,  noiax,  nowés,  noweus,  nueus  (neiews  (ms. nerews)  Five Med MSS 128.E122)  
  FEW:  *nodellus 7,168a Gdf:  noiel 5,513c / noieul 5,514c GdfC:  noel 2 10,205b TL: noiel 6,702 DEAF: DMF:  noieul  / noyau  TLF:  noyau  OED:  newel n.1  MED:  nouel n.2  DMLBS:  nodellus 1922c

Although the more figurative sense of ‘hub, nave (of a wheel)’, i.e. that which lies in the centre or core, is a plausible interpretation or use of the word, it may be that this instance in Pop Med is merely a misreading of muel1.

The etymology of the word is uncertain, and may be derived either from post-classical Latin nodellus (‘small knot, clasp’) or from Latin nucalis (‘relating to a nut’); cf. FEW *nodellus, 7,169a.

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1costumebutton, buckle, clasp
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Uns granz sollers aveit, k'uns freres li presta; Entur le col del pié a nuals les laça  Becket1 2085
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Auxi je vuil que vous en alez a cordewaner et vous achaterés de luy .vi. pair de salers escolettez, quatre paire de solers eschorchez et partusez et cinque pairs solers ové deux noeux pur mez charetters  Man lang ANTS 6.16
2bot.fruitkernel (of nut)
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  le noel de noiz Ki a manger est bon e doiz  Salemon 183
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  mete l'en figues secchés, uves passes, alemandes, les noiax de pin  A-N Med i 201
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  prenge [...] le noel dé noiz, qe signifie la douceour de la passion Jhesu Crist  BOZ Cont 107
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Bon noyau gist souz feble escorce  Prov inéd 424.2
bot.fruitstone (of fruit)
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Cecolitus resemblet nuel de olive  Lapid 109.XLII.1
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Trible l'en le[s] noiax de pesches et les destempre l'en del jus de persicarie  A-N Med i 190
( MS: c.1300 )  Poudre contre la piere depeccier: Pregnés noiaus de cerises une libre [...]  Pop Med 328.15
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Item: persil, ache, quinquefoil e saxfragie de chescun une poin[é] e de gromil e nouls de peres de cerises, de greines de ere tout estanpez ensemble, si quesez en bon vin, si en beve  A-N Med ii 239.88
3hub, nave (of wheel)
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Faites une sege cum selette De cel noiel (l. moiel?) de la carette  Pop Med 170.650
4ball, pellet (of wood)
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Et puis prent un hanap de mazre [...]; Met i de buis un gros nuel, Si s'apareille un flavel  Trist thomas2 1784
5bot.node, knob
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  pernez les nueus de fore de aveine (=straw of oats)  Orn Dames 192
( MS: c.1300 )  Pernez les noiaus de l'argentine qui sont en la racine et de l'herbe autresi et de l'ormiel  Pop Med 326.4
6build.newel-stone (forming the central pillar or axis of a spiral stair)
( 1362 )  nowell  Build salz 114
( 1363 )  niewel  Build salz 114
( 1381 )  .liiij. nowelles, chescun de .iiij. peez et demi de longour  Build salz 462
( 1508 )  nowelle  Build salz 114

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See also:

nu1  nueillon 
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