Middle English Dictionary Entry
frāmen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | frāmen v.(2) |
| Etymology | From frāme n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To join or frame (timber), framen up; to build a timber house; to construct a building [etc.]; (b) to hew (timber).
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?a1300) Rich.(Auch)116/117 : Þe kniȝtes framed þat trecastel Bifor þe cite on an hel.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)3.530 : This tymbur is al redy up to frame.
- (1449) Indent.Cmb.in PCmb.AS 940 : The other syde [of the building] the wich is now redy framed next to the freres.
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)65a : Pales or stakes..wele & sadliche yframed and pynned to gidre wiþ craft of carpunteres.
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)99b : Loke also þou haue grete wheles made & framed of grene tymber.
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)103b : Hit is made squaar as a tour of stoon of grete bemes and plancheres nayled & pynned and framed to gidre.
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)113a : Be wel Iwar þat þou frame not þi schip ne ioyne not þi tymber to gidre, til þou be siker þat þi tymber & þi bord be drye Inow.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)2648 : The carpenter is wurthi blame That into shippis wil weet tymbour frame; And wurthi thonk is he that frameth drye.
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)176 : Framyd: Dolatus. Framyd tre: Assa. Framyn tymbyr for howsys: Dolo.
- (1449) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 873 : The tymbyr..was y framede.
2.
To fashion (something): compose (a story), devise an excuse; fig. to fashion (fame); framen over, to deck (with pearls).
Associated quotations
- c1400 Who-so loueth endeles (Sim)47 : For outh þat þou const forge or frame, But þou sey soth þou schalt be schent.
- a1450 Spaldyng Katereyn þe curteys (BodR 22)p.541 : Þou schalt be famyd, ffayre haue I framyd A crowne for þi sake.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)6206 : With a cloth all of clene gold..fframet ouer fresshly with frettes of perle.
- 1607(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hrl 2124)8/161 : See that you Telers..the storye of the Assention formablye doe frame.