Middle English Dictionary Entry
nē̆t adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | nē̆t adj. Also nette, (error) neȝt. |
| Etymology | OF net, nette. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Worthy, good; pure, fine, elegant; ?useful, ?desirable; (b) of price or amount: after deductions, net.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)1792 : What þurth þanke and frende gret Þai wonnen þer, þat hem was net.
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)4084 : Þat heued þai han on a spere y-sett; Þer miȝt men se þat Gij was wel net.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)103/136 : Þou proud erþe of lompet, Ine felþe þou schelt lygge; Þou ert nauȝt elles neȝt.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)26 : Swiche Ich wolde weren out bishett, For certeynlich it were nett.
- c1450 Mandev.(4) (CovCRO Acc.325/1)2053 : Thei taken a vessel clene and net And vndir the trees thei done hem sette..Than commeth a licour..And renneth into þat same vessele.
- (1453) Will York in Sur.Soc.30190 : j nete broch of gold.
b
- (1418) Grocer Lond.in Bk.Lond.E.200/177 : Þere was abayted For powdyr þe weyȝt Off iiijc lxviij lb. and pris þer uppon Nette at viij d. þe lb.