See Also: cavel(dictionary)

cavel (iou)



cavel noun & verb. Scot. & north. ME.
[Corresp. to Dutch kavel lot, parcel (kavelen cast lots), Middle Dutch cavele lot: cf. Middle Low German kavele little stick (with runes) for casting lots.]
A. noun.
A lot (that is cast). ME.
A division made by lot. LME.
b. verb intrans. & trans. Infl. -l(l)-. Apportion (by lot). LME.