Middle English Dictionary Entry
elevāt ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | elevāt ppl. |
| Etymology | L ēlevātum. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
High (a) in physical elevation, (b) in rank, (c) in altitude above the horizon.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.169 : The mownte callede Atlas..whiche is so eleuate ouer other hilles.
b
- a1500(a1471) Ashby APP (Cmb Mm.4.42)164 : Ther was neuer yet fal of high estate, But it was for vices of negligence, Were he neuer so high or eleuate.
c
- c1400 *Chaucer Astr.(Brussels 4869)2.23.90a : As manye degrees as the pool is eleuate, so moche is thi latitude of the region.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1483(?a1450) OT in Caxton Gold.Leg.(Caxton)40aa : The watres abode eleuate in highte an Cl dayes fro the daye that Noe entred in.
Note: Additional quote, oncer sense (a).