Middle English Dictionary Entry
neut(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | neut(e n. Also neuete. |
| Etymology | From evete n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A lizard or salamander.
Associated quotations
- a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale (Roy 17.C.17)642/27 : Lacerta: newte.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)355 : Newte, or ewte, wyrme: Lacertus.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)3.865 : For rotyng of the crop the galle is boote To towche hem [pear trees] with of neutes grene.
- a1475 *Hrl.Diseases Hawk A (Hrl 2340)32a : Take..þe powdyr of syntis þat is like A dryde newete & gyf it hyr with flech.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)706/9 : Lacerta: a newtt.