Middle English Dictionary Entry
English-wǒman n.
Entry Info
| Forms | English-wǒman n. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A woman born in England or of English descent.
Associated quotations
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)118/4 : Kyng Eldrede wedede an Englisshe woman.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)140 : Englysheman, or woman: Anglicus.