Middle English Dictionary Entry
itīde n.
Entry Info
| Forms | itīde n. Pl. (early) itīde, ȝetīda. |
| Etymology | From OE tīd; cp. OE getīdan v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A period of time; prob. an hour.
Associated quotations
- a1225 PMor.(Dgb 4)st.66 : Ef he hedde þer ibie on oþer two itide, nolde he uor al middeneard þo þridde þer abiden.
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)97/10 : Sy þære abbodesse ȝyemen dæȝes & nihtes þæt man ealle ȝetida þes godcundan þeoudomes [L hora operis Dei] on rihtne timan & ȝeðafenlice hrinȝe.