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porceler (c.1165)
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The form purceler is a cross reference to the following entry:

porceler (c.1165)

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porceller;  purceler,  purceleer,  purceller  
  FEW:  porcellus 9,186b Gdf:  porceler 6,283b GdfC: ∅ TL: porceler 7,1482 DEAF:  porcel (porceler)  DMF:  pourceler  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  porcellare 2349a

v.trans.

mammalszool.to farrow, (of a sow) to give birth to: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  la troie deit purceler par .ij. fez en l’an, a chescune feez au meyns .vij. purceaus  HENLEY1 74

v.intrans.

mammalszool.(of a sow) produce a litter, farrow: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Une troie que preinz esteit [...] se hastast de purceler  MARIE Fables 120.6
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  lez trues, quant il unt porceles (l. porcelés) [...]  HENLEY2 284.c59
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  En yver les (=swine) sustenez q’il ne perissent, e q’il eyent pouer de foyner (var. purceller; fower; forner)  HENLEY2 334 (var.)

sbst. inf.

mammalszool.(of a sow) ability to produce a litter, farrow: 
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  vos autres porcs femeles fetes saner (M.E. your other sowes have spayed) q’il perdent lur purcelers (M.E. so that they lose their ability to farrow))  HENLEY2 334.c93

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See also:

porc  porcel1  porcelet  porcelin  porcher  porcherie  porchet  porcier  porcin 
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