"wesele" meaning in Middle English

See wesele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛ̞ː.zəl(ə)/, /ˈwɛ.zəl(ə)/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|weosule|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English weosule, {{inh+|enm|ang|weosule}} Inherited from Old English weosule, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wisulā}} Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wisulǭ}} Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=wēsele|sort=}} wēsele, {{enm-noun|head=wēsele}} wēsele (plural weseles) Forms: wēsele [canonical], weseles [plural], wassele [alternative], wesel [alternative], wesil [alternative], wesile [alternative], wezele [alternative], wasyll [alternative, Late-Middle-English], wesyl [alternative, Late-Middle-English], weysyl [alternative, Late-Middle-English], weesylle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], whesille [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. weasel, polecat
    Sense id: en-wesele-enm-noun-sWL0erkW Categories (other): Mustelids Disambiguation of Mustelids: 53 47
  2. a meal made of a pig or capon stuffed with pork mince
    Sense id: en-wesele-enm-noun-C4YlI411 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Polish, Meals, Mustelids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Middle Polish: 3 21 40 35 1 Disambiguation of Meals: 7 93 Disambiguation of Mustelids: 53 47
     
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛ.zəl(ə)/"
    }
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