walet (1419)
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walet (1419)

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[KJ]

  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  walet 1  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  wallet n.  MED:  walet n.  DMLBS: ∅
walete  
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
le

In spite of the scarcity of evidence, both the OED and MED suggest a French/Anglo-Norman origin for this word. Sense 2 is not attested in English.

s.

1 wallet, small bag for personal belongings: 
( 1419 )  Qe touz gens soyent quitz al wharf de Seynt Botulf de wharvage pur une male, fardel, panyer et walet  549
2 volume large pouch, bag used for transporting cloth: 
( 1428 )  .j. fardel .j. walet, contenu .vc. de canevas — cust. .x. d; .j. walete, contenu .c. de tele et .v. quiltes, valor .j. noble — cust. .iij. d.  73
( 1429 )  .ij. walet, contenu .iijc. de tele — cust. .vj. d., wharf. ob.  90
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