Middle English Dictionary Entry

gavel n.(2)
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Entry Info

Forms gavel n.(2)
Etymology OF gavele, var. of javele.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A quantity of mowed grain, a sheaf, swath, handful.
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Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.114rb (3.20) : Whoso may noȝt haue of þe gauelles, let him glene after þe bynderes.
Note: Additional quot. Editor's gloss: gauelles, n. pl. 'sheaves (of grain)'. New spelling (pl.): gavelles.

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