Middle English Dictionary Entry
rosil(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rosil(e n. Also rosel. |
| Etymology | AL rosilium, var. of Lrēsīna. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Rosin or resin.
Associated quotations
- (1296) Newcastle Galley in Archaeol.Ael.4.2174 : In tribus Barillis de Rosyl emptis de Johanne Thorald, viij s.
- (1296) Newcastle Galley in Archaeol.Ael.4.2175 : In tribus lagenis olei emptis de Henrico valleto Walteri de Cugate ad vngendum Bordas Galee ante Rosyl, ij s.
- (1373-4) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103580 : Item, in 2 libr. de Rosell empt., 8 d.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)683/5 : Rosina: Anglice, rosyle.