Middle English Dictionary Entry
lingel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | lingel n. Also lengel, linnel. |
| Etymology | ML lingula 'strap', etc.; also cp. OF languel & languele. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The straps of a charger's harness; also, a single strap.
Associated quotations
- a1425-a1500(?c1350) Libeaus (Kaluza)310 : He bar a scheld of grene Wiþ þre liouns of gold schene..Of swich lengell [vrr. lynnell, lengels] and trappes.
- a1425-a1500(?c1350) Libeaus (Kaluza)918 : Of þe selve colours, And of non oþer floures, Was lingell and trappure.
- a1425-a1500(?c1350) Libeaus (Kaluza)1931 : Of purpur inde armure Was lingell and trappure, Wiþ gold garlandis gay.