Middle English Dictionary Entry
finger-stal n.
Entry Info
Forms | finger-stal n. Also fingil- (error). |
Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A thimble; ?a glove finger.
Associated quotations
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)47b : A ffyngyll stall [Monson: Fyngyr stalle] or thymbyll: digitale.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. finger-stall.