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girgillus

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Searchable Lemmata: girgillus (L).
Alternate Forms:

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Manufacture; reel, yarnwinder; glosses 'garwyndylle' (var. garywundy, Ȝarn wyndel = garnwindle).(circa 1440)
1. Garteryn: Subligo [vr. obligo] ... Garwyndylle [Win: Garywyndyl, or 3arnwyndyl]: Girgillus Gloss. [MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 188) 1440]
c.f.: yarn-winder
L.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Late Latin (a windlass, etc.).
WF:
Etym Cog: yarn-windel.
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