Middle English Dictionary Entry
galǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | galǒun n. Also galon, galun, galin, gallon & gallant & (?error) golon. |
| Etymology | OF galon, var. of jalon & ML galō(na. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A liquid measure of capacity, a gallon; also, an equivalent dry measure; of a ~, having a capacity of one gallon; (b) a gallon container; also, any jar or container for liquids; (c) ~ botel (panne, picher, pot, stuwe), a bottle (pan, pitcher, pot, cauldron) holding a gallon; (d) ~ silver, a payment to the lord of the manor (prob. for the privilege of brewing).
Associated quotations
a
- c1275 LSSerm.(Clg A.9)188/37 : Bachares and brueres..alle men heo gabbe; Loȝe heo holdet hore galun, mid berme heo hine fulleþ.
- c1300(?c1225) Horn (Cmb Gg.4.27)1123 : Hure horn heo leide adun, & fulde..His bolle of a galun [vr. galoun].
- ?a1350 Recipe Painting(1) in Archaeol.J.1 (Hrl 2253)65 : Tac a vessel of eorthe, other of treo, of a galun, other more other lasse.
- c1330(?c1300) Bevis (Auch)2816 : And of is helm, a drank þore A large galon oþer more.
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.98 : Ye Alderman schal haue euere-iche day..a galoun of ale..ye deen, a galoun; and ye clerke, a golon.
- (1390) Will York in Sur.Soc.4129 : Item, Johanni Newaim..a pane of a galune.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mcp.(Manly-Rickert)H.24 : Me were leuere slepe Than the beste galoun wyn in Chepe.
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)5.184 : Grete sire glotoun wiþ a galoun ale [vr. of ale].
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)1.87 : Þere were at þe feste sixe water pottis sett, and ech of hem held a galoun or more.
- (a1425) Stonor1.40 : For clarett wyne, ij gallantes, xvj d.
- (1425) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.187/1465 : Item, for rede wyne, þat is to wete, xxxv galons xxiij s. iiij d.
- c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) (Add 25011)185 : If it be seld be galounnys [F par galouns], than be it takyn of every c galouns, iiij d.
- (1442) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 7119 : Oyle to ye lompe iii galonys and half a pynt.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)22 : Þan take..a galon of Wyne & a gode galon of Venegre.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)81 : Let seoþe hem fro a galoune til a potel.
- (1463) Will Bury in Camd.4930 : Who so euer be priour of Bury to haue at my yeerday a galown of rede wyn.
- a1475 Gawain & CC (Brog 2.1)283 : iiii gallons held a cop and more.
- a1486 Assize Bread in Archaeol.57 (Mrg M 775)59 : Twelve unces maken a pounde, and viij pounde maken a galoun; viij galons maken a buschell, And viij buschelis make a quarter.
- a1500 Henley Husb.(Sln 686)53 : Þen ij kyne shall answere a peyse off chese..& be sydis þat euery weke off a galone off butur.
- a1500 Play Sacr.(Dub 652)413 : Loo, here ys iiij galons off oyle clere!
b
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)803 : Þer wole a man come..wiþ a galoun of water.
- ?c1335 Heil seint Michel (Hrl 913)p.157 : Hail be ȝe brewesters wiþ ȝur galuns, Potels, and quartes.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Is.30.14 : And shal be tomynusht as is to-brosid the galoun [L lagena] of the crockere.
- c1390 NHom.Narrat.(Vrn)298/26 : He fulde a Galun of penys.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)1 Kings 10.3 : And another berynge a galoun [L lagenam] of wyn.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)36b/a : Lagena; a galon.
- (a1451) Will York in Sur.Soc.45100 : Item, j par vulgo vocatum galons de ferro, cum iij hokys.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)53a : A galin: lagena.
- a1525(?1434) Cov.Leet Bk.151 : Joh. Mychell, maiour, lett orden a strike of brass accordaunt to the standard of London sealyd and markyd with a crown, and a Galon of brass accordant vnto the same.
c
- (1419) Will Heryng in SIANH 1 ()166 : A galon pot, and a galon panne.
- (1443) Will York in Sur.Soc.30134 : Also a galonpott of silver.
- (1444) Will York in Sur.Soc.30113 : Item to Hugh Parker I ordeyne my geobbis, my galon botels, all my voide pipes.
- ?a1450 Arderne LW (Em 69)111 : It was broken and putte in a galoune potte of erthe.
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)134/16 : Hange it in-to a galon-stew; and fille it full of good swet wyht wyn or of stale ale, and kewere well þi poot.
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)2/36 : No more þan what is y-nouȝ in licour to a potel pott is ynouȝ to a galon pott.
- a1500 MSerm.Mol.(Adv 19.3.1)82 : With the gud grace of the galon pytcher, and all the salt sawsegis that ben sothen in Northefolke.
d
- (c1290) Domesday Bk.St.Paul in Camd.69154* : Quantum reddat de maltselver..cherchesed, wodeselver, galunselver, caponibus.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- 1790(1471-1472) Ordin.Househ.Edw.IV(2) (Topham)32 : Item, whan hymself is absent from courte, he levith a yoman to kepe his chaumber, and purvey for his lyverey of stuffe in the countrey, taking in courte at mele tymes, one payn, one messe grosse de kusyn, one gallon servoice.
Note: See servise n. 10.(a)--per REL
Note: See, too, cervoise n., where a quot. similar to the next-to-last quot. under 10.(a) appears. Is galoun ~ under servise correct?--JL