Middle English Dictionary Entry
mailen v.
Entry Info
Forms | mailen v. Also (infl. like Cornish) maylye; p.ppl. mailed, (like Corn.) maylys. |
Etymology | From maile , var. of māl(e n.(2). The 2nd & 3rd quots. should perh. be regarded as Corn. borrowings from ME. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To tie or wrap (sth.), bundle up.
Associated quotations
- (1228) in Gras Eng.Cust.Syst.157 : i fraiello de vaddo, i poke de alum, i pak mailede.
- ?a1450(?1350-75) Origo Mundi in Norris Anc.Corn.Drama (Bod 791)807 : Hag ef yn quethow maylys, ha kylmys fast gans lysten.
- ?a1450(?1350-75) Pass.Christi in Norris Anc.Corn.Drama (Bod 791)3156 : Iosep whek, resceu e thy's hag y'n cendal glan mayly'e.