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tercellus

tercellus [AN, ME tercel], the male of any kind of hawk, tercel, tercelet; b (in gl.). assit etiam pertica cui possit insidere capus ‥ ~us [gl.: gerfacun, tercel, faucun], falco peregrinus Neckam Ut. 100; 1234 mandatum est H. ‥ quod de gerefalconibus regis quos rex Norwegie ei ‥ misit faciat habere J. ‥ unum gerfalconem ~um et alium furmelum Cl 465; 1255 Sibilla et Margareta tenent Wilmitun p' duobus sol. vel unum tertellum sorum Hund. II 60b; c1260 reddendo ‥ annuatim unum ~ium ancipitris Melrose 338; 1313 unum austurcum tersellonem RGasc IV 978; 1389 nullus mercator ‥ aliquas falcones, austurcos, vel ~os in terra nostra Hibernie emere presumat StatIr I 490; 1461 pro tarcello austurci (v. tercelettus).  b a terselle, ~us, avis est CathA; nomina avium ‥ hic ~us, A. hawke WW; nomina volatilium incomestilium ‥ hic ~us, a tercelle Ib..

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