Middle English Dictionary Entry
Lādī de lāk, Lādī of the lāke n.
Entry Info
| Forms | Lādī de lāk, Lādī of the lāke n. |
| Etymology | Cp. lādī(e & lāk(e n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A character in Arthurian legend, variously named Vivian, Nimiane, etc.; also, a minor anonymous character in that legend.
Associated quotations
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)65/13 : There com into the courte the Lady of the Laake.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)490/28 : Thys Lady of the Lake..hyght Nynyve.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)401 : Thei were kept and norisshed by Nymyane, the lady de lak that Launcelot brought vp.