Middle English Dictionary Entry
erv-ward n.
Entry Info
| Forms | erv-ward n. Also yrfe-weard, er-ward, ere-ward. |
| Etymology | OE erfe-weard heir. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Heir; (b) ereward-riche, inheritance.
Associated quotations
a
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1101 : Yrfeweard ealles Englalandes & eac Normandiges.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)934 : 'Damak, eliezeres sune, In al min welðe sal he wunen?' Quat god, 'so sal it nogt ben, Of ðe self sal ðin erward ten.'
b
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1512 : Ðe firme sune [Jacob]..sulde..quanne ðe fader were grauen, two doles of ereward riche auen.