amphiteatre and amphitheatre - Middle English Compendium

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Gr.: Greek
L: Latin
OF: Old French

Middle English Dictionary Entry

amphit(h)eātre n.

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Entry Info

Forms	amphit(h)eātre n.
Etymology	OF & L, from Gr.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.

Amphitheater.

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Associated quotations

(a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)5.37 : He fauȝt in amphitheatre [vr. amphiteater] wiþ schort swerd men..Amphitheatrum is a hiȝ round place y-made for to see aboute.

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c1450(1438) GLeg.Chrysanthus&Daria (GiL150) (Eg 876) 776/33 : Darie was ledde to the bordell, but a lyon that was fled oute of Lamficiacre [vrr. lomficiaire, Lamfiatre; F lemphiceatre; L amphiteatro] came for to be porter of the bordell.

Note: Editor: "s.w. [the English translator] has taken it as a place-name."

Note: New spelling(s) (?error).