refocilium

refocilium [LL refocilare+-ium; cf. et. CL focus, foculus, foculum] 1 (in gl.) object or device (variously understood) used to bank or contain a fire (esp. at night). retrofocinium vel lignificum, treffuer (Garl. Dict.) Teaching Latin II 146; retropoficinium, G. trefuer (Ib.) Ib. 148; retropoficinium, G. trefuer (Ib.) Ib. 151; herth stok or kynlyn, reposialium, ‥ repoficilium PP; kynlyn, or harth stoke, ~ium PP; plate of a fyyr erth, lamina ‥ vel repofocilium ‥ vel repocilium PP; repofocilium, A. an hedbronde PP; nomina instrumentorum ȝle: ‥ hec fax, brande ‥ hoc ricrepofocilium, ȝolestok WW; an hude, repociculum [v. l. repofocilium] CathA. 2 (in gl.) bellows (for fire). hoc reposilium, A. a fyirbelowys WW. 3 (in gl.) ? Yule-log. ego sedi retro retropofocinium [gl.: yolstoc, corrin later hand to yolstock] et commedi meum lucibruciunculum (Garl. Dict.) Teaching Latin II 145.

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