Middle English Dictionary Entry
armū̆rē̆r n.
Entry Info
| Forms | armū̆rē̆r n. Also armo(u)rer, armerer. |
| Etymology | OF armurier |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One who makes or repairs armor or weapons, an armorer; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.2507 : The armurers..With fyle and hamer prykyng to and fro.
- (a1399) Oath Bk.Colchester10 : Skynners, Sellers of Patyns, Armorers.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.721 : Þer wer also crafty armoureris, Bowers, and fast by fleccheris.
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.148 : Of þe Armoureres, for iiij tymes, vj s. iiij d.
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.173 : Yn makynge clene of þe halle..ageyns þe feste of þe Armerers.
- (1450) Let.Bk.Lond.K (Gldh LetBk K)334 : The Maister and the Wardeins of the craft of Armorers of the said Citee.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)1588 : Armurers, Arowsmythis with Axes of werre.
- a1456 Lydg.St.George (Trin-C R.3.20)p.145 : Here bygynneþe þe devyse..made with þe balades at þe request of Þarmorieres of London.
- (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16123 : To pay to certain Armurers.
- (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16126 : Item a hamer, j bequerne, j payr of pynsons, iij pounde of Wyre, which was sold by Maystre Wylliam Fox, Armerer.
- (1462) Acc.Howard in RC 57150 : Delyveryd to my lordys own armorere ffor hys costys.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)7547 : The wych was forgyd..Off [the] most myghty armvrer, Wych syt aboue the sterrys cler.
- a1486 Jousts of Peace (Mrg M 775)40 : And a Armerer with a hamor and pynsons.
- a1500(?c1440) Lydg.HGS (Lnsd 699)443 : Yiff it so stood that no werre were, Lost wer the craft of these armoreres.
- a1500 Retinue Edw.III Calais (Lamb 306)82 : Smythis, engyners..armorars, goners, and macker of artorie.
b
- (1268) Pat.R.Hen.III203 : Thomas le Armurer.
- (1279) Hundred R.Tower 2798 : Magister Gwydo le Armerer.
- (1281) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond.20 : Gilbert le Armorer.
- (1304-5) in Gras Eng.Cust.Syst.308 : De Johanne Armerer, pro ii pannis.
- (1324) Court R.Lan.in LCRS 4180 : John le Armurer.
- (1332) in Fransson Surn.150 : Will. le Armourer.
- (1341) in Fransson Surn.150 : Nich. le Armurer.
- (1433) EEWills94/18 : Y bequethe & ȝeue alle the dettes thet Iohn Hille, Armerer, owyth me, to the chirche werkes.