vertevele (1235-55)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

vertevele (1235-55)

Cite this entry
vertefelle,  vertevel,  vertivel,  vertivele,  vertuele (l. vertvele)  1670,  vervele  2.125  

s.

1strap, leaf (of hinge): 
( 1235-55; MS: 1307-25 )  En un gymel sunt les gouns (M.E. hokes), Si deuz verteveles (M.E. hengles) eoms  994
( MS: s.xiv1 )  vertigo: vertivel, a hengle  14
2(sliding piece of) bolt or lock: 
( MS: s.xivin )  Plus vaudreit en chaumbre ho la vertevele Ke escoter de ceo clers sy lounge favele  i 156
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
vertevele