"squyler" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /skwiˈleːr/, /ˈskwilər/ Forms: *squylers [plural], squilere [alternative], squiller [alternative], squylloure [alternative], swyllere [alternative], sqwyllare [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman squiller (“scullery supervisor”), from esquele (“dish”) + -er (“-er”); first attested in c. 1390. Compare Medieval Latin scūtellārius and Middle Scots scudlar. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|squiller|t=scullery supervisor}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman squiller (“scullery supervisor”), {{af|xno|esquele|-er|nocat=1|t1=dish|t2=-er}} esquele (“dish”) + -er (“-er”), {{etydate|c|1390|nocap=1}} first attested in c. 1390, {{cog|la-med|scūtellārius}} Medieval Latin scūtellārius, {{cog|gmw-msc|scudlar}} Middle Scots scudlar Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} squyler, {{enm-noun|*squylers}} squyler (plural *squylers)
  1. A dishwasher; an individual employed in a medieval scullery.
    Sense id: en-squyler-enm-noun-V7-3YW~f Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Kitchen, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Kitchen: 100 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 67 33
  2. The manager of a medieval scullery.
    Sense id: en-squyler-enm-noun-oEekms4N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: squylerie

Alternative forms

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