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tercel1 (s.xiii1)
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The form tersile is a cross reference to the following entry:

tercel1 (s.xiii1)

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tarcel;  tercele,  tersel;  tersile  (tercuel  A-N Falconry 110.36 (var A) ),
pl. tercelx  
  FEW:  *tertiolus 13/i,265b Gdf:  tiercel 2 7,710a GdfC: ∅ TL: terçuel 1 10,242 DEAF:  terçuel 1  DMF:  tiercel  TLF: ∅ OED:  tercel n.  MED:  tercel n.  DMLBS:  tercellus 3407c

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falc.orn.zool.tercel, male hawk or falcon: 
( MS: s.xiii1 ) tercellus: tercel  TLL ii 98.65
( MS: c.1250 ) Hic capus: tercel  TLL i 419
( MS: 1272-82 ) Oustour ou tercel devez trainer de oisel chaunpeitre  A-N Falconry 89.5
(1375) a Wauter fauconer pour un tersile de ly achatez [...] soissant sys souldz  GAUNT1 ii 297
( c.1390; MS: s.xivex ) Chascun tarcel gentil ad sa falcoun, Mais j’ai faili de ceo q’avoir voldroie  GOWER Balades 366.xxxv.22
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 ) pour puture as astores, espervers, faucons, tercelx, tercelletz, laners et laneretz  Lett & Pet 407.341.29

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See also:

terce  terceler  tercelet 
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