Middle English Dictionary Entry
middeling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | middeling ger. |
| Etymology | Cp. middel n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Middle part; (b) girdle-making.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)0a/a : Þat..he..defende me yn giffyng a happy bygynnyng & yn gouernyng more happy myddelyng [L felicius medium]..þat yt be made profitable in ledyng þe best endyng.
b
- a1525(?1435) Cov.Leet Bk.184 : Joh. Stafford, Joh. Blakemon, sen., Tho. Elderbek, Joh. Sheldon the yonger, & Tho. Stafford & Ric. ffillippes & Wal. Bonde heldon for the most part as well smethyng, brakyng, Middelyng, and cardwiredraweng.