essele1 (1155)
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essele1 (1155)

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[ FEW: 25,1281a axilla; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,64b aissele; TL: 1,262 aissele; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  aisselle 1; TLF:  aisselle; OED: ∅; MED:  acelle n.; DMLBS: 171c axilla ]
essel,  esselle;  ecele;  eiscele,  eissele,  essuil;  ascel,  ascele;  aissel,  aissele,  aissiele;  assele;  huissel,  huissell,  huisselle;  hussel, 
pl. huiselx  192.18  

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1anat.armpit: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cotels tranchanz suz lur aisseles  2172
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Car plus est mortel cop cely desuz les esseles  6180
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  alarum romaniceessele, idem est acella.s. fossicula illa que sub brachiis est  143.82
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec assella: essele  i 421
( c.1250; MS: 1307-25 )  Desouz le bras avez ascel (M.E. armole)  99
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  si dolour neist en la veissie e si il pise ad grant grevance, si ad senestre part desus le essele le [char] li enfle ensement cum un poume  ii 255
( MS: s.xvm )  mes esseles .i. aselle  85.23
(TBD)  acellas: asseles, eceles, les asseles, harme-puttes, esselis, essel  ii 126
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