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pestel (s.xii^3/4)

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

pestel (s.xii^3/4)

pestell, pestle (pecel Spicers 47, pettel Vernac Glosses 26, pisel );
pl. pestés, pesteus

FEW: pistillum 8,600a Gdf: pestel 1 6,127b GdfC: ∅ TL: pestel 7,842 DEAF: pestel DMF: pestel TLF: ∅ OED: pestle n. MED: pestel n. DMLBS: pestellus 2253b / pistillum 2294b

The deviant form pisel (Receptaria 33.290) is translated by the editor as ‘penis’, but there does not seem to be any etymological basis for this.

alchem.pharm.implement med.pestle, rounded instrument for crushing or grinding materials in a mortar:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) A toz les mestres en la curt d'or furent li ustil, [...] Si en sunt ly crepe, ly pestel e ly gril Rom Chev ANTS 4364

( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii² ) stampez ladanun od un chau pestel et destemprez od olie, et puis uniez les cilz Orn Dames 294

( MS: c.1250 ) hic pilus vel pestillus: pestel TLL i 423.246

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Ki a lur morter de orguyl serrat esmolu, Del pestel d'envie forment ert batu Chant Chanz 280

( MS: s.xv ) un morter de arreyn e pestel de fer auxi Five Med MSS 168.E585

pestel de porc

mammals anat.culin.zool.lower part of the leg of pork (served as food):

( MS: s.xiii² ) Mutun en la seisun, porc e nomement lé pesteus, les peiz e les orailes e le chaudun, mortrous, coliz Pop Med 70.38

( MS: s.xiv¹ ) Pernez [...] char de porc chastré .j. livre, ceo est assaver la pece par le pisel ars en pudre Receptaria 33.290

( 1427-28; MS: s.xv ) Pestell de pork en cressance Feast Menus 247b.i

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