Now dial. Forms: 5 weynelle, 6 weanell, weannel, wennell, 6, 8–9 wennel, 7– weanel. [f. WEAN v. + -EL2.] An animal newly weaned, a weanling.

1

1488–9.  in Rep. MSS. Ld. Middleton (Hist. MSS. Comm., 1911), 472. xv. weynelles, le pece ij s. viij d.

2

1557.  Tusser, 100 Points Husb., lxxvii. Pinch weannels at no time of water nor meate. Ibid. (1573–80), Husb. (1878), 61. Yoong colts with thy wennels together go serue.

3

1579.  Spenser, Sheph. Cal., Sept., 198. A Lambe, or a Kidde, or a weanell wast.

4

1669.  Worlidge, Syst. Agric., Dict. Rust., Weanel, a young Beast newly weaned.

5

1787.  Grose, Prov. Gloss., Wennel.

6

1879.  Hertford Mercury, Dec., Advt., 26. Home-bred Steers and Sturks,… 4 Weanels, 2 Down Calving Cows.

7

  appositive.  1588.  Theocritus’ Idillia, viii. A ij b. Ile pawne a calfe, a wennell lambe laie thou to it.

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