Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǧipel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǧipel n. |
| Etymology | OF jupel & giperel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. jupe.
1.
A short smock or tunic worn beneath armor.
Associated quotations
- a1425-a1500(?c1350) Libeaus (Kaluza)248 : Þey caste on him of selk A gipell [vr. gippon] whit as melk..And an hauberk briȝt..Wiþ mailes þikke and smale.
- a1425-a1500(?c1350) Libeaus (Kaluza)1230 : His fomen wer well boun To perce his acketoun, Gipell, maile and plate.