Middle English Dictionary Entry
motọ̄ner n.
Entry Info
| Forms | motọ̄ner n. |
| Etymology | From motǒun . Any connection with F (16th-cent.) mutinier n. or mutiner v. is very unlikely. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) ?A shepherd, ?a dealer in mutton, ?a dealer in sheep; (b) ?a sheep-thief; a marauder, rioter.
Associated quotations
a
- (1275) Hundred R.Tower 1424 : Hug. Motoner.
b
- c1475 Lydg.OFools (Hrl 2251)p.168 : Night motoners [Ld: riotours] that wil no warnyn [Ld: wareyn] spare, Without licence or liberte, Til sodayn perel bryng hem in the snare.