mantellum

mantellum (mantēlum), ī, n., I) die Hülle, Decke, Plaut. capt. 521 im Bilde. – II) = mantele (w. s.), Lucil. 1206. Paul. ex Fest. 132, 9. Fest. p. 133 (a), 33. Act. fr. Arv. im Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 2104, 14.

mantellum [CL], ~a, ~us [ML] 1 mantle, cloak; b (dist. by material or colour); c (~um ferreum) armour; d (~um vertere) to turn (one’ s) coat (fig.), to change allegiance. 1195 (1329) sciatis nos ‥ remisisse ‥ exigentiam ~i quam feceramus de episcopo Lincolniensi CalCh IV 147; penula ~i sit de cicinis [l. cisimis] vel experiolis et scurellis Neckam Ut. 99; 1276 [ballivis] cepit dimidiam marcam et quendam ~um de Alicia Sarpeline indictata coram justiciariis Hund. II 34a; 1291 ~am capellanis ‥ interdicimus Conc. II 176a; Pol. Songs 52 (v. mantellare); c1335 pro pelura empta ad mantallum nostrum DCCant. DE/3 f. 2.  b 1201 ~um de scarlata (v. caliga 1e); 1204 ~um de samitta RChart 134a; 1262 asport’ fuerunt unum matell’ de burnett’ et unum suppellex SelPlMan 181; 1295 duos ~os de scarleto cum penulis usque ad purfil’ DCCant. Register/Q f. 27; 1307 ~um meum de viridi Deeds Balliol 56; 1355 unum ~um nigrum hirsutum MunCOx 130; 1370 mantallo albo, et pilleo in capite Lit. Cant. II 502; 1382 quinque ~os de panno Hibernico ‥, unum ~um mixti coloris Foed. VII 356; 1385 iij ~i, quorum unus furratus cum pellibus agninis, et ij duplicati Ac. Durh. 265; 1423 gestare unum mancellum nigri coloris cum pellibus de bugy nigris Reg. Heref. 32; 1436 unus ~us pro nostra domina borderatus cum ly velvate Reg. Aberd. II 142; c1445 ~am penulatam FormA 434; 1451 ~os ‥ de panno vili ‥ habeant non rugatos circa collum Mon. Francisc. II 88; 1471 de ij ~is rubeis albefirme dominii de L. ExchScot 35; 1532 quatuor ~as vocatas Irysshe mantelles coloris horsflesshe KR Mem 311 Rec. Mich. r. 10.  c 1322 de ‥ j ~o ferr’ MinAc 1145/21 m. 34.  d sic verti ~um ‥ disposui Ad. Usk 105. 2 (by assoc w. mantele) hand towel, napkin. ac abilis manibus mantellus jungitur illis Garl. Syn. 1587D; 1216 iiij mantell’ ad portand’ panem Pipe Wint. 11M59/B1/5; 1315 ~e ij rubee ‥ ~e iij ad patenam portandam Invent. Ch. Ch. 61. 3 (arch.) cover, mantel. 1237 (v. cheminea); 1239 visores operacionum ‥ cujusdam tuppeti ad magnam coquinam, ~i camini camere regine, et aliarum minutarum operacionum circa aulam et portam castri Winton’ KR Mem 17 m. 9; 1241 (v. 1 caminus 1a); 1260 magistro Willelmo Pictori cum hominibus suis circa Jesse in ~o camini regis depingendum KR Ac 467/2; 1289 in ij grossis ferramentis emptis ad ~um camini nove camere Ib. 467/19; 1335 (v. 1 caminus 1a). 4 (mil.) cover, shelter, breastwork of fortification. 1250 deest una janua de ~o extra turrim ‥ ~um ante hostium capelle CalIMisc I 30; 1327 mantell’ ante magnam portam [castri Oxon’] oportet omnino de novo reparari KR Ext. & Inq. 10/2/22; 1337 habet predicta turris duas mauntelas de muro lapideo, de quibus est una pars cessa ad terram continens tres perticas per estimacionem Capt. Seis. Cornw 1; 1348 ~um circa magnam turrim debile est Chanc. Misc. 161/9; 1407 circa emendacionem mantell’ cujusdam alt’ turris vocate la Dongion infra castrum ibidem KR Ac 754/29 m. 8; antemuralibus quibusdam municionibus lapideis quas guerratores ~os appellant Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 59. 5 (in names): a (as surname); b (in place-name). a 1167 Roberto ~o Pipe 152; 1170 Robertus ~us Pipe 103.  b 1215 teste me ipso apud Frigidum ~um Pat 137b; 1217 forestam nostram Frigidi ~i Pat 45.