Middle English Dictionary Entry
lāthe n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | lāthe n.(2) Also lath. |
| Etymology | ?ON; cp. OI hlað 'stack', etc. & Dan. -lad in væverlad 'weaver's batten', etc. Also cp. G Weblade, Drehlade, etc. & MDu. lade. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The movable batten of a handloom; (b) some kind of supporting frame or scaffold; (c) a device used by coopers, ?a turning lathe; ~ stok, ?the framework of such a device; ~ oke, ?error for prec.
Associated quotations
a
- (?1450) *Assem.Bk.A Shrewsbury (ShropRRC 3365/67)34 : That no men of the seyd crafte of wevers schall..occupye not but on apprentice wevyng with schootyll & lathe.
b
- (1476) Mem.Ratcliffe in Antiq.Sarisb.209 : A new Sepulchre..with all the ordinance that longeth thereto, that is to say, A lath made of timber and iron work thereto.
c
- (1310) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond.74 : [One lathe and one] lathoke, [value 18 d.].
- (1310) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond.75 : [Two] lathestokkes, [value 2 s. 6 d.].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1310) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond.75 : [One iron and one] lathyre, [value 3 d.].
Note: New cpd, ?~ iren