boissel

Old French

Etymology

From boisse, a grain measure.

Noun

boissel oblique singular, m (oblique plural boisseaus or boisseax or boissiaus or boissiax or boissels, nominative singular boisseaus or boisseax or boissiaus or boissiax or boissels, nominative plural boissel)

  1. bushel (unit of measure)
    • Black Book of the Admiralty, ed. T. Twiss, Rolls Series, vol. 1, London 1871, 1-344. date: c.1440
      soit enquiz de tous ceulx qui usent boisselz non dues en la nef pour mesurer bledz, sel, etc. dedens la nef

Descendants

  • French: boisseau
  • Norman:
    France: bouissé
    Guernsey: buisset
    Jersey: bouessé
  • Middle English: busshel
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