crucel (s.xii/xiii)
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crucel (s.xii/xiii)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1356a *croceolus; Gdf: 2,378a croisel; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1085 croisuel; DEAF:  croisuel; DMF:  croisel; TLF: ∅; OED:  crosslet n.1; MED:  crosselet n.2; DMLBS: 522b crucibolum ]
crusel,  crusil;  cresil;  crosel,  crosiel,  crosil,  corsyl  395.65,  croysel  

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1cresset, lamp or torch mounted on a pole: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pernez drasche de oylle et arnement […] e destemprez ensemble e metez en un crusil ou en une lampe  113.7
( 1406-07 )  Item pur chaundel, crusis, […]  8 Henry IV
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  lucubre: (T) cresils(var. (O: xii/xiii) escorces, keus; (D: xiii/xiv) kexis, eschors)  ii 50
2pharm.med.crucible, vessel in which metals or other substances may be melted: 
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Pus si metez vostre vif argent en un croysel al fu [...] et pus metez dé carbouns en le crosiel et entour le crosiel, et si fundra  393.56
( MS: s.xiiiex )  cruciboli: (C) crucel(var. (D: xiii/xiv) crosel; (L: xiiiex) crusel)  ii 50
cresset 
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