Middle English Dictionary Entry
ab n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ab n. Also abbe. |
| Etymology | OE a-web. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In weaving: the woof.
Associated quotations
- (1346) LRed Bk.Bristol2.2 : Item, quod nulla trama que dicitur 'ab' sit in loco panni vbi stamen quod dicitur 'warp' poni debet.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)617/13 : Trama est filum inter stamen discurrens, ance 'abbe'.
Note: Stub entry.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: See OD s.v. abb n., with quotations running from OE through 1972. The two quotations included here are those found by OD as well. See also LRed Bk.Bristol p. 40.