Middle English Dictionary Entry
trī̆sil n.
Entry Info
| Forms | trī̆sil n. |
| Etymology | ML trisiles, -is a three-footed vessel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A wax light hung before the rood loft and perh. in other parts of a church.
Associated quotations
- (1458) Will in Gibbons ELin.Wills190 : Lego ad lumen vocatum Trisill pendens coram ymagine crucifixi ij libras cere.