Middle English Dictionary Entry
ēve(n-tīme n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ēve(n-tīme n. |
| Etymology | OE ǣfen-tīma. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Evening, time of evening.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12858 : Þa com hit to þan æuen-time [Otho: eue-time].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)17860 : Þa a þan auen time [Otho: In þan euetime].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)38a/a : Þat mete & drinke be minushed most late or at euentyme.