Middle English Dictionary Entry
hō̆stā̆ǧẹ̄̆r n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | hō̆stā̆ǧẹ̄̆r n.(1) Also ostager. |
| Etymology | OF h)ostag(i)er |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A hostage; -- also coll.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.139 : Þe castels & ostagers he ȝald þorgh curteysie.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)4983 : Sende he scholde hym hostagers, Men of gode, barons, pers.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)5439 : Of þer langage he spak ful wel -- He had lered at our hostagers Þat were at Rome truagers.
- a1450 Rich.(Cai 175/96:Weber)6322 : Thou schalt aquyte me here And al our other hostagere [vr. ostagere].