zelle

Compare Moore gelle (“egg”)

/zél.lé/

zelle (plural zɛla)

1. egg

zelle

1. (Kent) Alternative form of sellen

From Latin zelus (“jealousy, zeal”), itself derived from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

zelle f (plural zelles)

1. zeal
   • 1549, Hugon (Hugo de la Chapelle?), Second livre contenant xxvi. chansons:

     Amour rempli de pitié, et de zelle,
     D’amour mourant toucha la legière aesle.

     Love, full of pity and of zeal, dying of love touched the light wing.

• French: zèle