Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǧēmeter n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǧēmeter n. Also geometer, geometrer. |
| Etymology | OF gëometre |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An expert in geometry.
Associated quotations
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)30b/a : Geometer: þat can geometri.
- c1450(?a1402) *?Trev.Reg.Princ.(Dgb 233)2a/a : Þanne the gemeter schal not make persuasions.
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)55/18 : A ful mych kunnyng geometrer.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)153 : A Geometer: geometer.
- a1500 Walton Boeth.(Dur-U Cosin V.2.15)p.180 : Geometrys [vrr. geometreus, geometres, Geometerys; Lin-C: geometrenous alle..bringen in porysmes].