Middle English Dictionary Entry
mike n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | mike n.(1) Also mek- & (error) moke-. |
| Etymology | MDu. micke a forked post, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. A forked support on which a mast rests when lowered; ~ hok = mike.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)417 : Hit waltered on þe wylde flod..Drof upon þe depe dam, in daunger hit semed, Withouten mast oþer myke oþer myry bawelyne.
- 1409(1338) Doc.in Nicolas Navy 2475 : Un seilyerde, un bowespret..un sherhok, un mykehok.
- 1409(1338) Doc.in Nicolas Navy 2476 : Un davyot pur le forechasteil..un mokehoke de ferr.
- (1417) *For.Acc.(PRO) 8 Hen.V G/1 [OD col.] : iiij lanternis, 1 Bedewe, j mekhoke.