An archaic or dialectal term for a talisman, amulet, or charm that supposedly brings luck or protection to the wearer.
From Middle English 'bringen' (bring) plus '-sel' (suffix forming nouns of things or states), literally 'something that brings' luck or fortune.
This rare word preserves an old Germanic suffix pattern (-sel) that created household words like 'damsel' and 'weasel,' showing how English slowly lost these productive word-building tools.
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