Middle English Dictionary Entry
dash n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dash n. Also daish. |
| Etymology | From dashen . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A violent or sharp blow; (b) a clash.
Associated quotations
a
- c1390 Treat.Mass (Vrn)347 : Wiþ his hed he ȝaf a dasch Aȝeyn þe Marbel-ston.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)9223 : He ȝaff Achilles suche a dasche, That al his helm be-gan to crasche.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)760/22 : Sir Ector..gaff sir Palomydes suche a daysshe with a swerde, that he stowped adowne uppon his sadyll-bowe.
b
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)262/22 : They feautred their sperys and come togydyrs with a grete daysshe.