Middle English Dictionary Entry
pichtel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pichtel n. Also pictel, pightel, pigtel, (Latinate) pigthello, (?error) pictlake & pitel, pittil, pithel, pitthel, picel, pichel, pichgel, pig(e)hel, pughel, pughul, & (?errors) pewquel, pistel. |
| Etymology | AL pitellum, pict-, pyth-, put-, & pitella, pight-; cp. ML pictūra, a plot of land. The AL word was prob. reshaped under the influence of pight-, preterite stem of picchen & -el suf.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A small, enclosed piece of land; a pightle; (b) in place names; -- often preceded by the genitive of a personal name.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1200) in Heales Tanridge Priory (1885) [OD col.]101 : Terram meam..in croftis, in pictlakes, in bosco.
- a1238 *Cart.St.Benet Hulme [OD col.] (Glb E.2)lf.113 : Alicia..tenet j pictel.
- (1254-80) Coucher Bk.Selby in YASRS 1381 : Uno pychel prati in Ouerseleby.
- (1333) Deed Norris in LCRS 93145 : [Stretching from] le hetfeld [to] le pughull.
- (1376-7) in Davenport Nrf.Manorp.xliv : i acra dim. terrae cum i pygthello.
- ?a1400(1251) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1284 : Willelmus Mowyn tenet unum mansum et unum pytel in Woldhyrst.
- ?a1400(1252) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1298 : Mauricius tenet quoddam pythel, pro quo dat per annum quindecim denarios.
- ?a1400(1252) Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.1340 : Alicia Crane tenet quoddam pytthel.
- (1409) *Acc.R.Gt.Totham : Pightall.
- (1417) *Acc.R.Gt.Totham : Pictell.
- (1464) *Indent.Tylere : Thomas and Johanne shall haue..all her londes..except..ij pighell lyeng in Altistown.
- ?a1500 Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.27 : Ipsa tenet unum pytyl, quod continet tres rodas.
- ?a1500 Cart.Ramsey in RS 79.27 : Robertus de Kerdyngtone tenet unum pithel, quod continet duas acras.
b
- (1210) Feet Fines in Hunter Fines1.247 : Willielmus..dedit..mesagium & croftam cum pertinentiis que vocatur Leuernues pigtel.
- (c1220) Coucher Bk.Selby in YASRS 1315 : Unum essartum..quod vocatur Pichel.
- (1222) Domesday Bk.St.Paul in Camd.6978 : Gilibertus palmarius..dimid. acram pro ij d. & vocatur godrici pigtel.
- (1250) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.)340 : Rundelespitell.
- (1250-60) Coucher Bk.Furness in Chet.n.s.11444 : Terram meam..in loco qui vocatur Pichtil, cum i acra ad capud Pichil.
- (1270) Chart.R.PRO2.144 : [The land called] le Pychtel.
- (1272) EPNSoc.10 (Nhp.)268 : Boyespythel.
- (c1275) Coucher Bk.Whalley in Chet.16688 : Totam partem cuiusdam terre..quod vocatur Mikelpughull et Litelpughull.
- (1294) Select Pleas Manor.in Seld.Soc.2113 : Johannes cepit unum bovem..in prato suo quod vocatur le Pyttil.
- (1297) Visit.St.Paul in Camd.n.s.5529 : Vicarius habet..iij acras terre arrabilis, j siliciet que vocatur Prestespycel..Thomas atte Cherche..tenet iiij acras et dimidium in croftis que vocantur Cherchepycel.
- (a1300) Deed Essex in NQ 11326 : Croftam..que vocatur Wlstanes pictel.
- (a1300) EPNSoc.14 (East Riding Yks.& York)327 : Pichgel.
- (a1300) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.)340 : Lemanespichtel.
- (1314) Deed Norris in LCRS 93139 : [John..grants to Ellen..a butt..in] le Pughel.
- (1315) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.)340 : Haywardespistel.
- (c1325) Deed Norris in LCRS 93138 : Le Pewquel Feld.
- (1326) EPNSoc.11 (Sur.)364 : Childes pightel.
- (1331) Deed Norris in LCRS 93151 : 3 pughulbuttis in le pughulfeld.
- (1356) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.)340 : Mellerespygehel.
- (1366) EPNSoc.19 (Cmb.)340 : Le pytil.
- (1393) Doc.Thaxted in Ess.ROP 3350 : [1 acre of land called] le pightelacre.