Middle English Dictionary Entry
jesseraunt n. & adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | jesseraunt n. & adj. Also jessera(u)nd, jesseraunce, jestraunt, gessera(u)nt, gesorant, ges(s)eran, gesseren, gessero(u)n, gestrant, gestran, gestrone, chesserant. |
| Etymology | OF jazerenc, jazerant, jas(s)erant, jazeran. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A coat or jacket of scale armor; (b) scale armor; (c) as adj.: made of scale armor.
Associated quotations
a
- (1402) Will York in Sur.Soc.4297 : Lego Thomae..unam loricam, videlicet, j chesserant.
- (1404) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100395 : Item, j lorica vocata gesseraunt cum greves et qwhisshons.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)4329 : Nouht availleth the myghty Geseran [vrr. gesseron, gestran, gesseroun].
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)904 : Sir Arthure..Armede hym in..a jesseraunt of jentyll maylez.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2892 : He jogges hym thorowe..a fyn gesserawnte.
- c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)307 : Thorow japon and jesserant [vr. jesseraund] He lamed þaire knyghttis.
- (1445) MSS Middleton in HMC113 : I bequethe to Sir Richard Hill an haburgen of Melen calde a gesorant.
- c1450(?a1400) Siege Milan (Add 31042)919 : Þer ouer he keste..an hawbarke with a gesserante.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2450 : Þai ȝarkid to þe ȝatis..Sum in Iopons, sum in Iesserantis [vr. Iesserauntez], sum Ioyned all in platis.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4961 : Iopoun & iesserand.
- (1465) Paston (Gairdner)4.169 : Your gesseren and gaunteletts shall be send hom by the next caryours.
- (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57353 : He schal make my mastyr a jestrawnt.
- (1469) Acc.Howard in RC 57538 : My master paid to Thomas Parker..fore warkemaneshipe of a gestrone of maylle x s.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)200/4 : Anone sir Arthure wente to his wardrop and caste on his armoure, bothe his gesseraunte and his basnet with his brode shylde.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)864/22 : Than sir Galahalt..dud on a noble jesseraunce uppon hym.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.82 : And some wil haue, of chose geseran, On his dublet but an haberioun.
- (1420) EEWills54/1 : I will þat Iohan my brothir haue I habirgoun of Gesseran.
- (1454) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.146 : [A pair of sleeves of] gestrant.
c
- (1454) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.147 : [A] jacket gesserant..[2 habergeons] gesserant, [20 s.].