I. ˈmȯr-səl noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of mors bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite — more at mordant
Date: 14th century
1. : a small piece of food : bite
2. : a small quantity : fragment
3.
a. : a tasty dish
b. : something delectable and pleasing
4. : a negligible person
II. transitive verb
( -seled or -selled ; -sel·ing or -sel·ling )
Date: 1598
: to divide into or distribute in small pieces