▪ I. recueil, n.
(rək{obar}j)
Forms: 5 recuel, recuyle, recuyel(l, 5–6 recule, 6 recueill, -cuoil, -cewle, Sc. recoll, 6–7 (9) recueil.
[a. F. recueil (14th c.), f. recueillir: see next.]
1. A literary compilation or collection. (Now only as a Fr. word.)
| 1474 Caxton (title) Here begynneth the volume intituled..the recuyell of the historyes of Troye..by..Raoul le ffeure. 1494 Fabyan Chron. vii. ccxli. 282 Peter Dysroye, whiche made a recule, or lytle boke of the wynnynge & losynge of Ierusalem. a 1529 Skelton Sp. Parrot 232 Thus Parrot dothe pray you..To rekyn with this recule now, And it to remember. 1567 Fenton Trag. Disc. 4 In the recewles or commentories of Tuskan. 1656 Annot. Browne's Relig. Med. Annotator to Rdr. M 4, I made this recueil meerly for mine own entertainment. 1887 Athenæum 1 Jan. 10/3 M. Paul Verlaine has signed his name to one of the most pleasing poetical recueils of the day. |
† 2. Reception, welcome; reset. Obs.
| 1490 Caxton Eneydos xviii. 66 The grete recuel that I haue doon to the,..the worshyp that thou hast had of me [etc.]. 1538 St. Papers Hen. VIII, I. 583 The high honnour and recueill she had resceyued of the Kinges Majestie, and his subjectes. 1588 A. King tr. Canisius' Catech. 140 Sic as præsume to giwe lodging or recueil to murtherars. |
▪ II. † recueil, v. Obs.
Forms: 5 recuyel, recuylle, 5–6 recule, 6 recuel.
[a. F. recueillir, recuillir (11th c.):—L. recolligĕre to collect, gather up, f. re- re- + colligĕre: see cuyl, cull v.1]
1. trans. To gather together.
| 1474 Caxton Chesse 67 To recuyel and gadre to-gydre the fruyt of his laboure. 1494 Fabyan Chron. ii. xxix. 21 Brenne had reculid and gaderyd togyder y⊇ more parte of his Nauy. 1566 Painter Pal. Pleas. I. Ded. 2 All which I haue recueled and bound together in this volume vnder the title of the Palace of Pleasure. |
2. To receive hospitably, entertain.
| c 1477 Caxton Jason 63 Ye and all your companye had ben dede for honger.. yf I had not recuyellid you in this cyte. 1490 ― Eneydos x. 40 In descendynge..in to that countrey [Eneas] was reculed and receyued by dydo. |
3. To receive, catch. rare—1.
| 1490 Caxton Eneydos x. 39 Alle the nauye descended nyghe to the bottom of the see whiche were anone recuyelled by other wawes & remysed in a momente vp on highe. |
Hence † recueiling vbl. n. Obs.—0
| 1552 Huloet, Reculynge, receptio. |