Middle English Dictionary Entry
helmet n.
Entry Info
| Forms | helmet n. |
| Etymology | Cp. helm & OF heaumet. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A helmet; also, a heraldic representation of a helmet.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)21/3 : Ponthus..smote hym betweyn his sheld and his helmett, that he brake his shuldre.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)44/9 : Aftre that, he lepe vpon hors, with his helmete.
- (1455) Doc.in Nicholl Ironmongers26 : With two lizardes of theire owne kynde, encoupeld with Gowlys, on the helmet.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)267/21 : Sir Launcelot..gate hym by the bavoure of his helmette and plucked hym downe on his kneis.
- a1500(?a1475) Lat.Chron.in Camd.n.s.28 (ArmsAr 5)179 : In quo quidem castro inventum est le helmet regis Henrici cum corona.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. helmet.