Middle English Dictionary Entry
aneus n. (plural)
Entry Info
| Forms | aneus n. (plural) |
| Etymology | OF aneaus, pl. of anel ring, fetter. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Ringlets; (b) pl. rings as fetters.
Associated quotations
a
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.160 : A chapellet with mony fresche anewis Sche had upon her hed.
b
- (1360) Acc.Chester in LCRS 59272 : [To William Hardyng, smith for..mending one pair of] anewes.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.167 : Now er his anens [read: aneus] wrouht, of siluere wele ouer gilt.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.278 : In kartes oþer were sent with anens [read: aneus] on þer fete.