Middle English Dictionary Entry
fletting ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | fletting ger. |
| Etymology | Cp. OI flētta weave, plait; akin to OHG flehtan, OE flohten-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A tangled mass of hair, an elflock.
Associated quotations
- c1400 Wit & W.(Cmb Res.b.162)B/7 : Þe hare on heued þat him stode, And alle in flettynges.
- c1400 Wit & W.(Cmb Res.b.162)B/31 : Raghte him with rammes þar he rughest was, In þa flettynges fele þat ouer frunt honges.