dial. (n. w. midl.) Forms: 7 wisall, -ell, 8–9 wyzle, 9 w(e)isle, wysle, wisle, wizle. [Obscurely f. WISE sb.2 Cf. WISOME, wizer (Eng. Dial. Dict.).] The (green) top of a plant having an edible root.
Hence † Wisalled a. Her., having the wizles of a specified tincture.
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, II. iii. 55/1. The tops of Carrats and Parsnips are by Gardiners termed Wisalls, and some Wisomes, so then according to the terms of Art, the Carrat is Or, Wisalled Vert. Ibid., ix. 181/2. Grass, Roots, Wisells, Grains.
c. 1746. J. Collier (Tim Bobbin), View Lanc. Dial., Gloss. Wks. (1775), K 1/2. Wyzles, stalks of potatoes, turnips, etc.
1886. Cheshire Gloss., Wyzles, the stems of potatoes.
