Middle English Dictionary Entry
heuk(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | heuk(e n. Also huk(e, huike & heike, hek(e & hake. |
| Etymology | Cp. MDu. hoike, heucke, huke, huycke, heyke & OF huque, heuque, ML huca (from Gmc.). In senses (b) & (c), also cp. OF houce, hulce, ML hucia (from Gmc.) a shield covering, a saddlecloth. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) An outer garment, a cloak with a hood; (b) ?an ornamental covering for a shield; (c) ?caparison of a horse [?error for hak n. (2)].
Associated quotations
a
- (1415) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 (Lamb 69)65 : Item, je veuile qe touz mes hopolandes, huykes, nient furrez, soient partiz entour mes serviteurs.
- (1418) EEWills37/3 : I be-queþe..a furre of beuer and oter medled, also a Hewk of grene and other melly parted.
- (1420) Will York in Sur.Soc.4397 : Lego..unum heke panni aurei nigri, pro vestimentis..unam viridem heke de lyre embrouded.
- (1423) RParl.4.225 : Item, 1 Heuke noier, garniz d'espanges d'argent dorr', qe estoit a Count Mortyn.
- (1423) RParl.4.240 : Item, 1 Heuke d'Escarlet, pris xiii s. iiii d. Item, 1 Heuke de Chamelet, ovec 1 Chaperon de mesme, pris xxvi s., iiii d.
- (1429) Will York in Sur.Soc.4420 : To William Flechman..a grene hake lyned with checory.
- (1439) Indent.in Planché Cycl.Costume288 : The seid James shall take for himself and his seid archers huk of my seid Lord the duk, paying for theym like as othr souldiers of their degrees do.
- (1439) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 (Lamb 69)597 : Item lego predicto Clementi filio meo j huke de scarlet.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)232 : Heyke, garment, or hewke infra [Win: Hayeste garment or huke; KC: heyke, clothe]: Armelus, in armelausa, lacerna, levitonare.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)239 : Hewke, idem quod Heyke, supra [vrr. hek, hevke].
- (1445) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.81 : [One] huke [half trimmed with old] redegrey, [4 s..one] huke coloris de grene & betir grene.
- (1454) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.142 : [A] huke [of murrey, 6 d.].
- (1459) Paston3.175 : Item, iij quarters of a russet gowne with ought slevys. Item, j jagged huke of blakke sengle.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.49 : And for to walk that fresche Mayes morowe, An huke sche had upon hir tissew quhite.
b
- (1438) Will Dixton in BGAS 11159 : Item I woll that my hewke of silver be sold and do for my sowle.
c
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)734 : Thare the grete ware gederyde..Trussez in tristly trappyde stedes, Tenntez and othire toylez and targez full ryche, Cabanes & clathe-sekkes and coferez full noble, Hukes and haknays and horsez of armez.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2284 : Thay kaire to þe karyage and tuke whate them likes..Hekes, and hakkenays, and horses of armes, Howsynge and herbergage of heythen kyngez.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1449) MSS Beverley in HMC133 : Thomas Cokinham..habet ij heykes, j lanceam et j securim..Johannes Keld..habet ij heykys et j securim communitatis.
Note: Supplemental material, if (b)