Middle English Dictionary Entry
tramel n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | tramel n.(1) Also tramal(e, tramali. |
| Etymology | AF tramel (var. of OF tremuie, AF trameu) & ML tramellum. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The hopper of a mill.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)246 : Hopur of a mylle, or a tramale [Win: tramel]: Taratantara, farricapsium.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)499 : Tramaly [Win: Tramal], of a mylle, idem quod hopur, supra..faricapsia.