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Levesel

Lev′e-sel

(lĕv′ē̍-sĕl)
,
Noun.
[AS.
leáf
a leaf +
sæl
,
sel
, a room, a hall.]
A leafy shelter; a place covered with foliage.
[Obs.]
Behind the mill, under a
levesel
.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

levesel

levesel

Middle English

Noun

levesel

  1. a leafy shelter or seat; a place covered with foliage; an arbor
    • Chaucer:
    • Behind the mill, under a levesel.

References

  • levesel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

From Old English leaf ‎(“leaf”) + sele ‎(“room, hall”).

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