Middle English Dictionary Entry
nǒme n.
Entry Info
| Forms | nǒme n. |
| Etymology | ?ON (cp. OI nām), with substitution of vowel of nǒmen, p.ppl. of nimen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Grasp, seizing; nimen to ~, to take (sb.) as hostage or prisoner.
Associated quotations
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)665 : In water ge is wis of heuekes come, & we in boke wið deules nome.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2268 : Wel fagen he was of here come For he was numen ðor to nome.