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pole2 (1121-35)

The form pol2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

pole2 (1121-35)

pol,  polle  
  FEW:  *pôl 16,644a Gdf:  pol 1 6,262a GdfC: TL: pol 1 7,1367 DEAF:  pol 3  DMF: TLF: OED:  pool n.1  MED:  pol(e n.3  DMLBS:  pola 1 2331a
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

1geog.pool, pond, small body of standing water
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Vin e femme unt une nature Que funt del sage fol Tribucher el pol  Best ants 844
( 1372 )  les deux poles appellez les Pondes  GAUNT1 i 168
2toponymPool of London, part of the Thames between London Bridge and Cuckold’s Point
( MS: 1419 )  Et qe nulle merchaunt [...] voist en la Pole ou aillours en Thamise nulle part [...]  Lib Alb 263
Pole de Londres
toponymPool of London, part of the Thames between London Bridge and Cuckold’s Point
( 1327 )  eux furent chacez en la Pole de Loundres  Corr Lond 58.288
( c.1375 )  dient les ditz jurés que accoustume est d’ancien temps ung mariner de prendre de louyer de la Pole de Londres jusques a Lusshebone vint souez pour le portage d’ung tonnel  Blk Bk Adm 138

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