† visseþn.
Southern variant of Middle English fisheth (Old English fiscaþ), fishing.
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visseþ1297
fishinga1400
piscation1620
riviationa1676
take1833
piscicapture1863
fish1880
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 5341 A day as he weri was..& is men were ywent a visseþ.
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