Middle English Dictionary Entry
garnishen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | garnishen v. P. garnished & garnist; ppl. garnished, garneshed, garneished, garnisht, garnesht, garnised, garnesed, garnized, igarnset & garnist, garnest, garenist. |
| Etymology | OF garniss-, extended stem of garnir. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To decorate (sth.), adorn, beautify; (b) ?to make (the sides of an animal) elegant or well-shaped.
Associated quotations
a
- (1397) Doc.Finchale in Sur.Soc.6p.cxviii : Item, duodenum garnysyt vasorum.
- (1399) Will York in Sur.Soc.4252 : Unam duodenam vasorum argenti garnist.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1277 : Þay caȝt away..Þe gredirne & þe goblotes garnyst of sylver.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.56 : A peir Gussetis on a petycote Garnyssched with gold vp on-to the þrote.
- (1429) Will Braybroke in Ess.AST 5301 : Also a box of crystall garnysshed with siluer and gilt.
- (1432) Will York in Sur.Soc.3027 : Item, lego eisdem fratribus dimidiam duodenam vasorum de pewter garenyst.
- (1434) Will York in Sur.Soc.3039 : Halfadosan garnyssht de peuter vessell.
- (1434) Proc.Privy C.4.251 : A pusan of gold..upon þe which are viij antelops garnysed wyth xxti grete peerles..upon þe same coler are x owches eche of hem wyth double flouers of gold garnysed.
- (1437) Proc.Privy C.5.63 : j gipsier of velvet russet garnized with silver and gylt.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)7.666 : Pileres of cristal garnished with many a ston, Saphirs, rubies & topazion.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)188 : Garnyschyn vesselle: Garnio, garniso, polio. Garnyschyn pursys, and oþer lyke.
- (1444) Will Daubeney in Som.RS 19341 : Y wol he have a dosyn of Sylver vessell garnesshed.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)30.339 : Thanne wrowhte he Al..With precious stones..And whanne this swerd thus garnysched was..the Swerd Into the Schethe he pytte.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1533 : [An] abite..garnest [Dub: garneshed] full gay with golden skirtis.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4451 : Oþir werkis..is wroȝt..As graffis garnyscht of gold.
- (1454) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.99149 : It. j dd. vasorum novorum electr' garnyshet.
- (1455) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10)11.369 : Item, a Gowne with rounde Sleves made of Scarlet and Garnyshed with Garters Enbroudered with Golde.
- (1461) Paston (Gairdner)3.294 : A nowche of gold..with ij ymages of man and woman garnysshed with a ruby, a dyamaunt, and a gret perle.
- (1472) Grant Arms in Antiq.49289 : A feld of Sablys, A Cheveron silver, grailed thre Castellis of the same garnysshed with dores and wyndows of the feld.
- c1475 O lord omnipotent (Trin-C R.3.21)115 : Make me a wreche in vertues dull and raw, Thy polysshyd Arke garnysshyd with beawte.
- a1500(c1386) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)48 : A ferly faire toumbe..With gargeles garnysht aboute, alle of gray marbre.
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)3290 : His helme was..Right wele garnysshed with perle & precious stonys.
b
- c1500 Horse(3) (Hnt HU 1051)1.421 : A horse hath xviij propretees, iij of an ox..Ox: brod yed, brod fronted, and syde garnesyde [*Horse(1): with outen large sydes; Horse(5): syde brawnyd].
2.
(a) To equip (a stronghold) for defense, furnish (with men and provisions), garrison (with soldiers); fortify (a place); ~ of, ~ with; (b) to arm or equip (sb., oneself) for battle, provide (oneself with weapons, etc.); provide (oneself with soldiers); ~ of, ~ with; (c) to prepare or equip (a spear) for use in jousting; (d) fig. to prepare (oneself to do sth., to resist sb.); safeguard (one's life).
Associated quotations
a
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)563 : There sall appon Godarde a garette be rerede, That schall be garneschte & kepyde with gude men of armes.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)23/23 : Also sendes to garnysche your fortresses of men and vitell, and make strong your tovnes and castells.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)24/25 : Gracian and Placidas were leffte at home to furnysh and garnysh the castell for drede of kyng Claudas.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)115 : Do garnysshe thy forteresses of euery Citee and euery castell with vitayle and men.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)599 : It [the town] was well garnysshed of good peple and vitaile.
- a1500 Conq.Irel.(Rwl B.490)51/1 : Har good brodyr..was besegyd in place febilly garnesyd [Dub: I-garnset], but a dyche and a hegge of thornys vpon, and a lytil stone wal.
b
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)722 : Thare the grete ware gederyde wyth galyarde knyghtes, Garneschit on the grene felde and graythelyche arayede.
- a1475(1450) Scrope DSP (Bod 943)182/4 : Thei come to him wele garneished [DSPhilos.: garnysshed of suche thingis as longen vnto knyghthode].
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)107/24 : Euery man arrayd hym wele and garnysshed theym of men in the best wise they couthe.
- (1464) Let.Ormond in Fortescue Works27 : It shalle nede that the quene gate some notable and manly prince, or other capitayne, accompanyed with iij me. menne..welle garnysshed withe habilymentes of werre.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1187/1 : Thus they were on bothe partyes well furnysshed and garnysshed of all maner of thynge that longed unto the warre.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)55 : And the kynge hem praide to make hem garnysshed of theire armes and of horse.
c
- a1486 Jousts of Peace (Mrg M 775)39 : And on þe sayde day there beyng offecers of armis schuyng thayre mesure of thayre speris garnyst; That ys, Cornall, wamplate, & grapers all of asyse that they schall Juste with..The vj Gentilmen most com in to þe felde..thayre servantes on horsbake beryng eyther of tham a spere garniste [Lnsd: garneste].
d
- (a1460) DSPhilos.(Helm)105/13 : Putte reasoun and discrecion before the in alle thingis, and thu shalte be the bettir garnysshed to thexecucion of hem.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)418 : Ther-fore she garnysshed hire so a-gein hym, and..he taught hir many wonderfull thinges.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.30 : The sheldes ere swete studies and werkes vertuouse, Be whilk garnyst hire lif this virgine gloriouse.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1451) MSS Beverley in HMC31 : If ther be any man that wol not be Frensch, that he..goo his way within vj monthes folowyng, garnyshed with a safe condith.
Note: New sense
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1484 De Retard.Senect.(Trin-C R.14.52)151/46 : Forwhi til a man evyn withstandith ithout accidentis of age and of eldyng, neither beaute ne fairnes, wit nor vndirstandy[ng], nor lifly vertues or strength into that body shuln be garnysshed.
Note: Ed.: "L minuuntur '(are) diminished,' possibly misread, by confusion of minims, as muniuntur 'are fortified, are furnished.'
Note: ?New sense or ?error.