Middle English Dictionary Entry
esclāve n.
Entry Info
Forms | esclāve n. |
Etymology | OF esclave. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. sclave.
1.
A slave.
Associated quotations
- (a1460) DSPhilos.(Helm)227/31 : More bonde thanne an esclave.
- (a1460) DSPhilos.(Helm)263/13 : Anothir..was a prysoner, an esclaue.
- a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope (Nwb f.36 Ry.20)14/15 : Esclaue [Rwl: Thou shalt dwelle like an estlauene in bondage.]