Middle English Dictionary Entry
mon ami phr.
Entry Info
| Forms | mon ami phr. Also moun ami, moun amyȝe. |
| Etymology | OF phr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) My friend; -- used as an address to human beings and as a phrase to control hounds; (b) the name of a sweet milk and egg dish.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)103 : Whan he vncoupleþ his houndis he shal say to hem..'Sto moun amy, sto atrete.'
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)103 : If he se his houndes drawe fast fro hym..he shal say 'Swef moun amy Swef' for to make hem goo softly.
- a1450 SLeg.Silv.(2) (Bod 779)67 : Þat god was here on erþe I-bore Ich telle þe, moun amyȝe.
b
- ?c1425 Arun.Cook.Recipes (Arun 334)464 : Mon-amy. Take thick creme, [etc.].