Middle English Dictionary Entry
art n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | art n.(2) |
| Etymology | Cp. OS art, airt quarter of the compass. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A district or locality.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)2268 : Babiloyne..Þere were alle þe speches part Of dyuerse londes to dyuerse art.
- a1500(c1386) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)33 : Now of þis Augustynes art is Erkenwolde bischop.
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.134 : And yf any met another at any arcte [vr. ane arte]..he shuld his felowe tell His auentures.