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maela

maela, maella [ME, AN, OF maille < CL macula] , a link of chain. b mesh of net. Cf. macula 7. a 1236 hec inventa fuerunt in castro Norwic’: ‥ una chatena ferrea continens viginti et vij maelas KR Mem 14 m. 12d.  b 1278 quod maella retis sit ita larga quod salmunculi per medium transitum possunt habere JustIt 132 r. 32d.; minuta retia ‥ quorum maella cum nodo debet esse de longitudine trium pollicum ad capiendas lampredas Ib..

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