The expression quarrel de mer remains problematic. Apparently used with reference to a sea animal, is not found attested anywhere else. AND¹ probably misinterprets the English gloss sale as a variant of sele n.2, i.e. the common seal, which appears to be erroneous as the same Latin word/context is also glossed in the vernacular as sole, syole (TLL ii 66.61) (cf. sole¹), porpeys (TLL ii 119.61) (cf. porpeis), raye (TLL ii 81.61) (cf. rai⁴) and sperlinges (TLL ii 81.61) (cf. espelanke). The Latin amphinia/amphivia is nothing more than an alternative spelling of amphibius, which, used as a noun, can refer more specifically to the ‘seal’ or the ‘porpoise’ (DMLBS 79a).