Middle English Dictionary Entry
dāmei n.
Entry Info
Forms | dāmei n. Also dame. |
Etymology | Cp. dāme 4 (b). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A brood (of larks).
Associated quotations
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)827 : A damey [F dameye] of larkes.
- c1400 Femina (Trin-C B.14.40)2 : Coueye dez perdryz, Dame des alowez: a coueye of perdryz, A dame of larkes.