Middle English Dictionary Entry
golf n.
Entry Info
Forms | golf n. |
Etymology | ON; cp. OI golf, Swed. golv, Dan. gulv, MnE dial. goaf. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A heap of sheaves in a barn; prob. the heap of grain between any two upright posts of the barn.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)202 : Golfe of corne: Archenium [Win: archonium], acervus.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)428 : Reek, or golf: Arconius, acervus.
- a1500 in Camd.25202 : Ingelimum: golfe.