Middle English Dictionary Entry
aske-bāði(e, aske-bāðe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | aske-bāði(e, aske-bāðe n. Also (with þ taken as wen) aske-bawe, (with th taken as ch) eske-ba(c)h. |
| Etymology | ON agent noun; see E.Björkman, Scand.Loan-words 135. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fire-tender [lit., one who bathes in or messes with ashes]; -- used contemptuously.
Associated quotations
- a1250 Ancr.(Nero A.14)95/13 : Þe ȝiscare is þes feondes askebaðie [vrr. askebaþi, askebaðe, eskibah, eskebah, eskebach], & lið euer iþen asken & fareð abuten asken..& bloweð þer inne.
- a1500 Medulla (Hrl 2270)p.xxii : A aske bathe [Cnt: Askebawe]: s. qui sedet in cineribus, et calefactor ferri.