Middle English Dictionary Entry
Nor-wei(e n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | Nor-wei(e n.(1) Also -wai, -weiȝe, norewei(e, -weiȝe, (early) norweȝe, -wæge, -wegan, norewæiȝe, neorewæi & norguegia & northwei(e, -weiȝe. |
| Etymology | LOE Nor-wega (from ON) & ON (cp. OI Nōr-egr. Nor-vegr, from *norþ-wegr) & OF Nor-vega, -vege & ML Nor-vegia. First element shows influence of north adj. Spellings in -gu- (= -w-) are from NF. |
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Associated quotations
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1070 : Sume ferdon to Norwæge.
- ?a1150 Chron.Tbr.B.1 (Tbr B.1)an.1066 : Ða wes þer an of Norwegan þe wiðstod þet Englisce folc..Hetmundus let Harold faran ham to Norweie.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)4474 : Brennes wes in Norweȝe [Otho: Norweie].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12357 : Heo hæfden of Gutlonde ut-laȝen stronge, of Neorewæi [Otho: Noreweie] & of Denemarke.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)13319 : Þe king of Norewæiȝe..wule hider uaren.
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)909 : Hwi nultu fare to noreweie [Jes-O: norweye]?
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)150 : Aien france stont þe contrei of cicestre..Duram aȝen norþwey [vr. norwei; B: Noreweiȝe; vr. Norweye].
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)2253 : Of Denemarch, of norþweye [B: noreweiȝe; vr. Norweyȝe].
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)3770 : Þe men of norweye [vr. norþeweye; B: norewey].
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)3781 : Hor poer of norweye [B: Northweiȝe] ydo was.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.291 : Normandie..haþ þe name of Norwayes þat seilled out of Norway [L Norvegia] and of Denmark.
- c1390 Vrn.Mir.Virg.(Vrn)139/11 : He gederet..a wel gret host Out of Denemarch and North-wey.
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)24/20 : Brenne..went fram þens into Norway.
- (c1438) MKempe B (Add 61823)230/31 : Her schip was dreuyn in-to Norwey coost.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)2897 : He passed in Norweye [vr. Norway; F Norvege].
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)6668 : Þey gadered alle þe outlandeys Of Norwey men [F Norois; vr. Norreis] wyþ þe Daneys.
- a1450 Parton.(1) (UC C.188)3103 : Of Norwey he was lord and kyng.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.287 : Men of Norguegia [L Norwagenses] and Danes..toke theire places in hit.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.347 : Men of Norway..occupiede that londe.