Middle English Dictionary Entry
hurle-bat(te n.
Entry Info
| Forms | hurle-bat(te n. Also -badde. |
| Etymology | From hurlen & bat. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A weapon; (b) in surnames.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)105/30 : In pleying at þe two hande swerd, at swerd & bokelere, & at two pyked staf, at þe hurlebatte.
b
- (1305) Pat.R.Edw.I350 : Gilbert Hurlebat.
- (1310) Pat.R.Edw.II262 : Roger Hurlebatte.
- (1312) Pat.R.Edw.II535 : John Hurlebadde.
- (1428) Feudal Aids 5262 : Radulfus Hurlebat.