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maellus

maellus [cf. AN, OF masle, ME male] , male pig (in quot., app. of those older than one year; cf. Pipe Wint. 1208–9 introd. p. xxxiv). 1209 remanent iiijxxxix porci, unde x sunt veteres sues, ij verres, xlvij juniores sues, xl ~i Pipe Wint. 30; 1209 r. c. de vij suibus, j ~o, xij porcellis remanentibus anno preterito, et de iij ~is emptis ‥; et remanent xiij sues, ix ~i; item r. c. de liiij porcellis proventis ‥ hoc anno (Taunton, Som) Ib. 71 ; 1211 remanent lxxxvj [porci], unde ij sunt verres, viij sues, xxx ~i, xij succule, xx juvenes porci, xiiij purcelli separati (Meon, Hants) Pipe Wint. 125 (cf. ib.: unde j est masculus, viij suelle).

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