Middle English Dictionary Entry
amboht n.
Entry Info
| Forms | amboht n. |
| Etymology | ON, cp. OI ambātt, ambōtt (corresp. to OE ombeht). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Handmaid, bondwoman.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2329 : Icc amm ammbohht all bun To follȝhenn Godess wille.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2538 : Ȝho seȝȝde þatt ȝho wass Ammbohht Drihhtin to þeowwtenn.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)17140 : Abraham Strenede chilldre off baþe, Off aþell wif, & off ammbohht.