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potel (s.xii/xiii)

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

potel (s.xii/xiii)

poteau;  potell,  potelle  (petele );
pl. poteux  
  FEW:  pottus 9,265a Gdf:  potel 6,339c GdfC: TL: potel 7,1652 DEAF:  pot (potel)  DMF:  potel  TLF: OED:  pottle n.1  MED:  potel(le n.  DMLBS:  potellus 2368b

The word – a diminutive form of pot1 – is etymologically unrelated to botel3 (‘flask, bottle’) and patelle (‘pot, rounded vessel’), but some formal confusion or amalgamation may have occurred.

The usage of the term as a fishing implement is not documented elsewhere, and the inclusion here of the Court Bar citation (and deviant spelling) remains problematic.

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1unitvolumepottle, liquid or semi-liquid measure equal to half a gallon
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  Si lessez boillir geskes au tierz. Pus metez i un potel de eisil, si le lessez bien boillir ensemble od les herbes  Pop Med 107.1
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  Ore serreit povre une de celes .iiij. vaches de qy hom ne peot aver [le tierz de] un potel de bure la symeyne  HENLEY2 334.c92
( c.1300 )  Pus pernez un novel pot et pernez un poteau de vin, si mettez les herbes en le pot et le vyn ensement et les festis bolyr jekys a la tiers part  Pop Med 247.92
( c.1365 )  C’est assavoir que le boissel nest mye ung potel (var. (V: s.xv1) un potelle) greigneur que l’estandarde de la terre  Blk Bk Adm 80
( 1388-94; MS: s.xv1 )  une pote d’une galon, une pote d’une potelle, trois potes - chescune d’une quart  Lett & Pet 193.134.13
( MS: s.xv )  quant il est refroidez, pernez .j. potelle de miel [...], si le mettez en ciele licour  Five Med MSS 101.S124
domesticvessel that holds a pottle, i.e. half a gallon
( MS: 1419 )  [...] qe chescun taverner et braceresce porte ses jalouns, poteux et quartes a la mesoun soun aldermann quatre foithes par an, qu’ils soient vewes s’ils soient sufficeauntz en toutz choses  Lib Alb 267
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  flascas: (T) poteus (var. (A: xiii) costreus de quir; (C: xiiiex) flaskez ; (L: xiiiex) hanap flat)  TLL ii 47
2fishingpottle, pot- or bottle-shaped implement for catching fish (?)
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Item si soit nul entre vous qe saunz congé pesche de reiez, de heche, de petele ou d’ascun autre chose en river [...]  Court Bar 95

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See also:

pot1  poteler  potelpotte  potet  poton 
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