Middle English Dictionary Entry
ēlinge ger.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | ēlinge ger.(1) Also eliinge. |
| Etymology | From ēlen v., var. ēlien. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anointing with oil; specif., extreme unction; last elinge.
Associated quotations
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)5/140 : Al þat he heþ iseneged her..Eliinge brengeþ hit to nouȝte.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)40/1113 : Ȝyf hys saule after hys deþe Soffrey harde pynynge In fere, So scholde hy nauȝt, hedde he ihed Ryȝt elyynge here.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)41/1143 : Þe sygne of þys sacrement [extreme unction] Þe elyyng ys boute.
- a1450(a1425) Mirk IPP (Cld A.2:Peacock)533 : Sacramentes of holy chyrche..þe laste elynge.