Middle English Dictionary Entry
hēpe n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | hēpe n.(1) |
| Etymology | MLG, MDu. hēpe. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A kind of pruning knife; what with ~ and what with crok, by hook or by crook.
Associated quotations
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.2872 : So what with hepe and what with crok, Thei make here maister ofte winne.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1450 Lordyngis leue (Bod 48)99/466 : Or with hepe or with þe croc, somwat þer is to telle Of gile.
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