Middle English Dictionary Entry
enǧinǒur, -er n.
Entry Info
| Forms | enǧinǒur, -er n. |
| Etymology | OF engigneor, -gignier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A military engineer; one who designs, constructs, or operates machines of war, fortifications, and the like; one who advises his commander on tactical problems involving engineering; (b) a designer of machines.
Associated quotations
a
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)3242 : Þengyneor cryde..Let leue al þys balaunsyng & castynge of speres & stones. Ymagened y haue a-noþer þyng to conquery þe tour at ones.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)3227 : He þat was engyneour [began] stones to caste grete.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)4571 : He conseilled hym wyþ an engynour, & dide hym make a merueyllous tour.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)1039 : Enginours þey hadde wyþynne ynowe, At þeym wyþouten ageyn to þrowe.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)1395 : He leet make a tour fful strong, þat queynteyly engynours made.
- c1450(c1400) Sultan Bab.(Gar 140)278 : He clepede his Engynour sir mavone..Mavon Gafe him counsel in breefe To fille the Dikes þat were depe.
- a1500 Retinue Edw.III Calais (Lamb 306)82 : Masones, carpentrs, smythis, engyners, pavylandrs, armorars, goners, and macker of artorie.
b
- a1500 St.Kath.(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)320 : In hys court..was a grete yngynore..He seyde to the kynge than: An yngyne y make cane, And whan sche ys lokkyd therone, I trowe sche schall chaunge anone.