Middle English Dictionary Entry
lionne n.
Entry Info
Forms | lionne n. |
Etymology | OF lïone, lëune; cp. F lionne. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A lioness.
Associated quotations
- c1440(a1350) Isumb.(Thrn)180 : So come a lyonne..And in hir pawes scho hent the childe.