(a) A vessel; vessel of half the capacity of the associated gallon measure; a pottle; also, a vessel for dry measure observing similar proportions; (b) a liquid measure equal to half the associated gallon; also, an equivalent dry measure; (c) met ~, a measured pottle; pote (bagge) of a ~, a pot (bag) holding one pottle; from ~ til quarte, until reduced from a half-gallon to a quart; until reduced by one half; from thre potelles to thre pintes, until reduced from one and a half gallons to three pints; until reduced by three quarters; (d) ~ botel (canne, possenet, pot), a bottle (container, pot) of half-gallon measure; (e) glossing L lagena:?a vessel of gallon measure, ?a gallon measure; (f) in surnames.