Middle English Dictionary Entry
garisǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | garisǒun n. Also garison, garisun, gareson, gareisoun, garizone, garisome & gerison, gerizoun & garson, garzone. |
| Etymology | OF garison |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Treasure, wealth; gift, donation, tribute, payment; (b) deliverance, salvation; protection, defense; (c) a fortified place, stronghold; (d) a body of soldiers.
Associated quotations
a
- a1300 Floris (Vit D.3)74/11 : [Now is þe] burgeys to þe king icome [with þe] gold and þisse garisome [vr. garysone].
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (Hrl 2277)p.38 : Of the gareisoun [Corp-C: gerison; Ld: tresor] he is iknowe, that ich him bitok, iwis; Ac the ȝifte ne mai he provi noȝt.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)8461 : Þe king of camele made pays..& ȝeue hom gret garison [vr. garisoun] hom non harm to do.
- c1330 Floris (Auch)1171 : Þai..wolde..Here jugement haue wiþdrawe And wiþ grete garisoun [vr. Catel] hem begge.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2491 : He schuld gete of gold garissoun for euere.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)5073 : Men miȝt seie to menstrales moche god ȝif..Gret garisun of gold & greiþli gode iuweles.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)5692 : Char[lis]..among hem departeþ þanne Of þat gold & of þat geryzoun þat he fond on þe tour.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1255 : Bot hit ar ladyes in-noȝe þat leuer wer nowþe Haf þe..Þen much of þe garysoun oþer golde þat þay hauen.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1807 : Hit is not your honour to haf at þis tyme A gloue for a garysoun of Gawaynez giftez.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1837 : Nauþer golde ne garysoun.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1662 : He..Geues þam garsons [Dub: garisons] of gold & of gud stanes.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4430 : Ȝoure grete garisons of gold vngastly ȝe spende In bigging of burgis.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)6835 : Of þir kyngs and þair garysouns, What þai gaf, landes and touns, To saint cuthbert..sall I tell.
- a1500(?c1400) Song Roland (Lnsd 388)262 : Tak ye no trewes..for gift ne garison.
b
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)870 : God..nom flesch and blood of hire, to bringe His folk out of prisoun; Þat was vre garysoun [vr. gareson].
- c1415 Chaucer CT.Mel.(Lnsd 851)B.2527 : Þe strangest garison þat a riche man mai haue..is þat he be byloued wiþ his subiectes.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)3249 : I can nat sen how thou maist goo Other weyes to garisoun [F garison].
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)27666 : There was neyther hawberk ne haberiown that from deth myhte be here Garysoun.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)266 : Whan Gawein herde hym so haste to garison, he be-heilde and saugh come so grete plente of saisnes.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)527 : It sholde neuer be made hooll but yef it were be tweyne..knyghtes..to whom she sette terme of garison.
c
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)4279 : Eke Jelousie..hath maad a tour so round, And made aboute a garisoun [F garnison] To sette Bealacoil in prisoun.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)188 : Garsone, stronge place [vr. garyzone, or garzone, strong holde]: Municipium.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)20.96 : He seillede Abowte And took many Garisouns, bothe strong & stowte, That Abowtes be the Se stoode.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)53b : A garrisoun: municipium.
- a1500(?c1440) Lydg.HGS (Lnsd 699)438 : Without werre..We may nat save nor keepe our riht, Our garisons, nor our castelis old.
d
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3007 : Sir Gawayne..Gas in at þe gayneste..Fore greffe of a garysone of full gret lordes Sulde noghte gripe vpe his gere.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3015 : Ser Dary..Heuyd vp a huge ost..His ginge & all his garysons [Dub: garyson] in glyssynand wedis.
- c1465 Chaucer CT.Mel.(Bod 414)B.2217 : Garrison [Heng: We conseille þat in thyn hous thow sette suffisant garnyson so þat they may..thyn hous defende].