Middle English Dictionary Entry
homāǧẹ̄̆r n.
Entry Info
| Forms | homāǧẹ̄̆r n. Also homagier, omager, omagour. |
| Etymology | Cp. ML homāgiārius & F (16th cent.) hommager. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One who acknowledges allegiance to a feudal lord or king; a vassal; (b) a follower of God or any pagan deity; an adherent.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400 Wycl.CGosp.Luke (Bod 243:Hudson)73/47 : Kyng Ioon..bicam omager to þe chirche of rome.
- c1425(?a1400) Arthur (Lngl 55)133 : Arthour wolde..sende Messanger To kynges ferre & neer Þat were to hym Omager, to come to þis Dyner.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)364 : Omager: Homagiarius, homagiaria.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3147 : He and his ayers Be homagers to Arthure.
- c1450 Capgr.St.Kath.(Arun 396)1.24 : This kyng in pees regned..And..was weel belouyd of al his homageers [rime: yeers].
- c1460 Ipom.(3) (Lngl 257)323/15 : Duke of Calabre was homager to that same king Melliager.
- (c1462) Paston (Gairdner)4.62 : The said Paston is my lordis homager and was nevir ayens his lordship.
- c1475(?c1451) Worcester Bk.Noblesse (Roy 18.B.22)37 : It is expresly enacted and recorded in the registres of alle the homagieris of Guien and Gascoigne.
- a1500 Parton.(1) (RwlPoet 14)4077 : Yef þe kynge of France shulde be Youre omagour, þen myght he Sey ye hade made a fayre conqueste.
b
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)3288 : Thou were maad the omager Of God of Love to hastily.
- a1425 This is goddis (Wht)101 : Thou art an vnkynde homagere, And with my foo þou makist þi fyn.
- a1450(?1420) Lydg.TG (Tan 346)571 : Nou am I cauȝt vnder subieccioun, Forto bicome a verre homagere To god o[f] loue.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)4864 : He..Bekam a trew homager Vnto Cupide.
- c1450(1410) Walton Boeth.(Lin-C 103)p.152 : Ow renoun..fals and variable To many a thowsand of thyn omageres, In noþing art þou good.