Middle English Dictionary Entry
atīl n.
Entry Info
| Forms | atīl n. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Equipment, esp. for warfare.
Associated quotations
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)2250 : Þis constantin was of send & þis kniȝtes al so, & ssipes & hor atyl prest such prowesse to do.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)6017 : Wiþ helm & hauberc & þe atil.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)7166 : He ber þe croune & huld þe deis, mid oþer atil..& mid gret semblant þe feste huld.
- c1425 Glo.Chron.A (Hrl 201)p.51 : Gode knyȝtes þer inne were adreynt, And al here atyl [Clg: atir] and tresour was al so a seynt.