Middle English Dictionary Entry
garsel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | garsel n. Also gressel. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. Dan. gjærdsel, Swed. gärdsel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Brushwood used for fencing.
Associated quotations
- (1396) Deed Yks.in YASRS 50162 : [To maintain all houses, enclosures, hedges, walls, and ditches, except great timber and] garsyll.
- (1396-7) Mem.Ripon in Sur.Soc.81125 : In garsell emp. pro clausura.
- (1424-5) Mem.Ripon in Sur.Soc.81151 : Item Joh. Merote pro iiijor carect. de garssyl 16 d.
- (1453-5) Mem.Ripon in Sur.Soc.81160 : De 11 d. sol. pro j plaustrat. de gressell cum cariagio.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)151 : Garselle.