Middle English Dictionary Entry
hightnes(se n.
Entry Info
| Forms | hightnes(se n. Also hiȝttinesse. |
| Etymology | Cp. highten v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Adornment, embellishment.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)44b/b : Þe berd is þe hiȝtnes & þe ornament of mannes face.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)80a/b : Hed haþ a disauauntage in hiȝtnesse in fallinge of here & in ballidnes.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)131a/b : Eueryche element his hiȝttynesse haþ an ornament..þe eire haþ briddes and fowles, þe watir haþ fischis & bestis þat swymmen þerinne.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)228b/b : Spryngyng of borgeonyng is well of hiȝtnesse of þe erþe, ffor alle grene þinges þat springeþ of þe erþe comeþ of borgeonyng.