wesseiller (1174-75)
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wesseiller (1174-75)

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[gdw]

  FEW:  *ves heill 17,426b Gdf:  guerseillier 4,380a GdfC: ∅ TL: guessoillier 4,763 / wesseillier 11,852 DEAF:  guessoi (*guessoillier) G1591 / wesseil (wesseillier)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  wassail v.  MED:  wassailen v.  DMLBS: ∅
gueisseillier;  weisseiller  
ls(loanword: M.E. Scandinavian )
le

v.n.

1 to carouse, revel, drink profusely: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Li Engleis sunt bon vantur, ne sevent osteer; Mielz sevent as gros hanaps beivre e gueisseillier  979
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  il ot la nuit weisseillé; Quant en dreit sen pus se reverti, De ses wesseiles se repenti  1224
wesseil  wesseillur 
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