What is "maselyn"

Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, fr. miscellane. See Miscellane.]

1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:

   1. A mixture of metals resembling brass.

   2. A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn, mastlin.]

2. A vessel made of maslin, 1 (a) . [Obs.]

   Mead eke in a maselyn.
   --Chaucer.

n. (obsolete spelling of maslin nodot=1 English): a kind of drinking cup.