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forcelet
▪ I. † ˈforcelet1 Obs. Forms: 4–7 force (l)let(t, 4–5 fors(e)let. [a. AF. forcelet (whence Anglo-Lat. forcelletum), f. force: see force n.1] A little fort or fortress.13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 1200 Þay ne stray myȝt A fote fro þat forselet to forray no goudes. a 1400–50 Alexander 4358 A full faynt forc...
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fortlet
fortlet (ˈfɔːtlɪt) Also 4, 6 fortelet. [f. fort n. + -let. (In quot. 1330 it may be an error for forcelete or fortelece: see forcelet, fortalice.)] A small fort.c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 4822 Hys pleyn londes he let hym haue, Bot his forteletes he dide saue. 1538 Leland Itin. VII. 55 A ly...
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forcet
† ˈforcet Obs. Forms: 5–8 forset, (6 for{cced}et, forsset), 6–8 fosset, 6–7 forcet. [? shortened form of forcelet2.] A little ‘forcer’ or chest.1426 E.E. Wills (1882) 70 Þe forset that Thomas Essexie wot where is. 1548 Thomas Ital. Gram. (1567) N ij b, Forciere, a forset or a little coafer. 1577–87 ...
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farelet
† ˈfarelet Obs. rare—1. See quot. [Perh. a mistake for forcelet.]1602 W. Fulbecke Pandectes 43 He that couenanteth to defend a castell or farelet is not bound, if warre bee raised through his fault, to whome hee made the couenant.
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fostler
† ˈfostler Obs. rare—1. [? metathetic corruption of forcelet.] = forcelet2.1531 Ph. Stronge in Weaver Wells Wills (1890) 148 My wif shall have her coffer and her fostler to her own use.
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-let
-let, suffix appended to ns. The oldest words in Eng. with this ending are adoptions of OF. words formed by adding the dim. suffix -et, -ete (see -et1) to ns. with the ending -el, in some cases repr. the L. dim. suffix -ellum, -ellam, and in others the L. ending -āle of neuter adjs. (see -al1). Exam...
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