Obs. Also 5 fyschelle. [a. F. fiscelle, ad. L. fiscella, dim. of fiscus basket.] A little basket.
The quot. from the Promptorium apparently shows misapprehension of the meaning of the word. Way’s ed. reads ‘fyschelle of fyschew or festu,’ and explains this as meaning ‘basket of osier’; but this is obviously incorrect.
[c. 1440. Promp. Parv. (1499), Fysshell, fysshewe or festu, festuca.]
1483. Caxton, Gold. Leg., 55/1. She sawe the lytyl crybbe or fiscelle. Ibid. (1491), Vitas Patr. (W. de W., 1495), I. xxxvii. 43 b/1. He made fyscellis wouen wyth Rede and Ionkes.
