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smeltus

smeltus, smeltis [ME smelt < AS smelt, smylt], small fish, prob. smelt (Osmerus eperlanus), or young fish. 1267 in mulettis, ~is, et capris marinis xix d. (Ac.) EHR LIV 214; 1296 reddendo ‥ l ~es ad Pascha IPM 76 (8); c1313 de T. le N. quia emit ~es apud T. et alios pisces aque rescentis venientes versus forum N. faciendo forstallum cariorando victualia Leet Norw. 55; de rete pro ~is MGL II 57; centum smyltorum meliorum pro j denario obolo per totum annum Ib. II 119; 1336 in merling iiij d. item in schrympes et ~is vj d. in anguillis vj d. Househ. Ac. 186.

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