Middle English Dictionary Entry
borselle n.
Entry Info
| Forms | borselle n. Also bursell. |
| Etymology | L borcellum |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A boss or knob (on a bowl or basin).
Associated quotations
- (1439) Liber Scac.in Archaeol.2137 : A pair Basyns of silver & overgilt..ye bursell of keremery.
- (1456) Let.Bk.Lond.K (Gldh LetBk K)379 : [A great] maser [with a turning] borselle.