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[pople]3 (s.xivin)
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The form pebel is a cross reference to the following entry:

[pople]3 (s.xivin)

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pebel;  pobel,  pobell,  poble,  pobyl;  popell,  popil,  popill,  popul,  popule  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  popple n.2  MED:  pople n.1  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
le

None of the citations are definitely Anglo-Norman and these glosses may be considered Middle English.

The OED (Third Edition, 2006) confirms the uncertain origin of the word, but suggest a possible association with poppy n., with an -le suffix, through association with cockle n.1 (with both words referring to plants with similar red flowers).

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bot.agriculturalcorn-cockle, darnel: 
( MS: s.xivin )  Vigellum: (A3) pobel (var. (B7: s.xiv4/4) pobell; (C5: s.xv2) poble; (C6: s.xv2) pebel; (C22: s.xv) pobyl)  Plant Names 262
( MS: s.xiv )  Nigella: (B4) popill, nele, cockyl (var. (C7: s.xv2) cokell, popell; (C21: s.xv) cokyl, popil, neel)  Plant Names 186
( MS: s.xv )  Flos campi: (C21) popule  Plant Names 119

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