Middle English Dictionary Entry
jollen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | jollen v. Also (error) jolken. |
| Etymology | ?From chollen v. & jol(le n.; cp. MnE dial. joll to roll to and fro in walking & jowl to knock, bump (the head), etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To stagger; (b) ?to knock, batter.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)48 : That oþer woodnesse is clepid yflanked..whan þei goon, þei take up her feet hie and goon jolling [F chancellant] as a dronkene man.
b
- ?a1425 Siege Jerus.(1) (Lamb 491)819 : Jollid [vr. jolledde; Ld: Þey..Jolken Jewes þroȝ].
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)307/14 : Therfore take hede to youre lordis estate, Þat none jangill nor jolle at my ȝate.