Middle English Dictionary Entry
in-hīne n.
Entry Info
| Forms | in-hīne n. Pl. inhīnen. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. A inhīgan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. hine & in-heue.
1.
A fellow member of a household; also, a household servant.
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) St.Juliana (Bod 34)27/280 : Al mi nestfalde cun þet schulde beo me best freond beoð me meast feondes, ant mine in hinen [Roy: hinen] alre meast heamen.
- (1338) Doc.Manor in MP 3442 : In liberatione, j Inhyne extrahenti fimos.
- (1369) *Acc.R.Abbotsbury : 1 vaccar', 1 dayiam, 1 ynhyne.