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pell

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Searchable Lemmata: pellis (L), pelizo (L), pel (AF), pel (ME), pell (Ir), pell (OScots), pell (MdE).
Alternate Forms: pellem, pelle, pelli, pellium, pellicia, pellicia, pelles, pellas, pellibus, pilis, peau, peal, peall, peaul, peel, peil, piau, pele, pelle, pail, pealx, peus, peaus, peues, peultz, peaux, pieaux, peles, pelles, pels, piaus, pealus.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

NOTE(n.) Other; Latin pellis and its vernacular derivatives generally refer to the natural outer membrane or covering of a body or organism; the skin, hide, fur, etc. of a human, animal; the shell of an egg, etc. In extended uses, could also mean a membrane of parchment; the plant coltsfoot (Tussilago Farfara); used with abstract and figurative senses.(ante 700 - post 1450 still in current use)
c.f.: pelisse, pellet, pelt, pilch
L; Primarily N/A.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1a(n.) Raw Material; in the cloth and clothing trade, refers to a skin, hide, pelt, etc., as a commodity.(circa 700 - post 1450 ?)
1. de quarum pellibus beluarum sibi gens quaedam apud Indos vestimentorum tegmina componit Other. [DMLBS Lib. Monstr. (II 26) circa 700]
2. cur agninas pelles haberet, qui sabelinas, vel castorinas, vel vulpinas habere posset et deberet Biblical/Hagiographic. [DMLBS W. MALM. (Wulfst. 46) ante 1143]
3. de lxxiij pellibus pellutis multonum ovium matricium et hoggastrorum mortuorum de morina ante tonsionem Accounts. [DMLBS Crawley (214) 1257]
4. de ix pellibus lanatis et vij pellettis Accounts. [DMLBS Ac. Stratton (209) 1277]
5. nullus alius preterquam burgenses ulnabit, secabit, aut emdet ... pannos lineos, vel laneos, nec coreas vel pelles virides, crudas, recentes, aut salicas Historic. [DMLBS Gild Merch. (II 46b) 1294]
6. [38] ... viij pecie de rubanto adaurato ... [39] ... iiij pelles de bazano ... vj pelles de Roan ... [40] ... Ad faciendum L wyspes operat. de syndon., serico, & Aylesham pro domino nostro Rege ... [41] ... Ad faciendum xij garteria de blu broudata de auro & serico quolibet habente dictamen `Hony soyt qui mal y pense' ... ij paria de greues ... [45] ... Cum tela de Reyns Parys & bultell & cotoun ... [46] ... Stoffe pro tapet de worsted, [etc.] Accounts. [MED Wardrobe Acc.Edw.III(1) in Archaeol.31 (38-46) 1345/1349]
7. Elemosinæ ... Cuidam pauperi ... j pilche de pelle ovino, robustum. Wills. [MED Will York in Sur. Soc. 45 (21) 1400]
8. et pro xx pellibus vitulinis vij s. x d. et pro iij duodenis pellium ovillarum albarum ix s. et pro iij magnis pellibus damarum vj s. Accounts. [DMLBS Arch. Hist. Camb. (III 432) circa 1520]
c.f.: pell, pelt
L; Primarily N/A.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1b(n.) Accessory; pelt or fur, as used as an article of clothing, as clothes, trimming or decoration for clothing; or as a blanket or covering;(ante 700 - circa 1600)
1. mulieres ... juxta montem Armeniae nascuntur, pellibus indutae, barbam usque ad mammas prolixam habentes Other. [DMLBS Lib. Monstr. (I 22) circa 700]
2. Cum est la pel del heriçun Espés de puinnantes brochetes Historic. [AND GAIMAR (2910) 1139]
3. Chemise ot et neire et malveise, Une pels ot ... De gros mutuns [AND Proth ANTS (4834) circa 1185]
4. Un[e] pel de lion blanche avoit il vestue Heroic, Historic, Poetic, Romance. [AND Rom Chev ANTS (7109) circa 1175/1200]
5. suum fur ingressus conclave nocturnus pelles furtem subtrahere temptavit quibus dormiens coopertus fuit [DMLBS Collect. Stories (209) ante 1200]
6. chauz et bien ovrez pyaus bien conreez et eiez atant come vous avez mestier a lit et a dos [AND Ancren1 (308.22) circa 1250/1300]
7. [4] ... Garderopa: Una toga de blodio cum pelle grisia ... Toga sanguinea cum pelle bissina ... Toga nova de blodio, mixto cum pelle de bevyr ... Toga de skarlet cum pelle depurata ... Toga de skarleto cum cristygray ... [5] ... Una capa nigra, linyd cum viridi tafitte, pret vj s. viij d., vend. pro x s. ... Cloca duplex de blodio, cum linyng de pannes Wills. [MED Will York in Sur. Soc. 45 (4-5) 1395]
c.f.: pell, pilch
L; Primarily N/A.
Sex: Male, Female    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
1c(n.) Furnishing; pelt or fur, used as a tent curtain, rug, soft furnishing etc.(ante 1150 - circa 1500 ?)
1. Coverz de lumiere sicume de vestiment, estendanz les ciels cume pel Biblical/Hagiographic. [AND Camb Ps (187.CIII.2) circa 1100/1150]
2. Serunt turbees les pels de la terre Madian Biblical/Hagiographic. [AND Camb Ps (270.10) circa 1100/1150]
3. Ni bidh tugha no craibredh no pell no brothrach no breccan no crocenn anmanna fui isin lepaid sin, acht a thaeb frisin talam nocht cenae. Historic. [eDIL CCath (2908-11) ante 1150]
4. Item, iiij peles, iij quessones, unde i de cerico [MED in Mun.Magd.Oxf. ([OD col.] 11) 1432]
5. here entreth fyve virgynes ... and syng: nigra sum sed formosa, filia Jerusalem, sicut tabernacula cedar et sicut pelles Salomonis Drama. (with reference to Cant. 1: 4 [Song of Solomon]) [DMLBS Digby Plays (121) 1480/1490]
L; Primarily Drama.
Sex: N/A    Use: Ecclesiastical    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.) Textile; roll (of fabric; = a transferred sense).(circa 1300 ?)
1. et de ij pellibus de toyl [DMLBS Doc. Scot. (II 319) 1298]
2. computat liberasse attillatori duos pelles de toyle [DMLBS Doc. Scot. (II 322) 1298]
c.f.: pell
L; Primarily Legal.
Sex: N/A    Use: Secular    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
3(n.) Raw Material; parchment or membrane.(ante 1300 - post 1800)
1. examiner les resceites & issues des ditz subsides & taillages & les faire traire hors des pealx de la resceite & mettre en escrit Legal. [AND RotParl1 (iii 17) 1377/1411]
2. A question was axede hem of a somme of v c marces set in þe rolle callede þe pelle of þe receite of þe seide eschequier Legal. [MED Proc.Privy C. (4.266) 1434]
; Primarily Legal.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical Latin pellis, from the root *pel 'covering, skin' (cognate with English fell, q.v.) and hence into French as pel, later peau etc. Borrowed into Middle English before the vocalisation of the final consonant, with pronunciations reinforced by knowledge of the Latin etymon; and hence into Older Scots. Old/Middle Irish pell (and hence Md.Ir/Scottish Gaelic peall) are direct from Latin pellis and predate the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
Etym Cog: fell.
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