Middle English Dictionary Entry
olivete n.
Entry Info
| Forms | olivete n. Also (Latinate) oliveti. |
| Etymology | L olivetum & OF olivete. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A place planted with olive trees, an olive grove; (b) the hill east of Jerusalem which was the scene of Christ's arrest and Ascension; also fig. [quot.: c1450]; mount (of) ~ [see also mount n. (1) (c)]; hille of ~.
Associated quotations
a
- [ 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)259 : Olivetum est locus vbi crescunt oliue. ]
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Amos 4.9 : Y smote ȝou in brennyng wynd, and in myldew, the multitude of ȝour gardeyns and ȝour vijn ȝerdis; and olyuetis [WB(2): olyue places; L oliveta] or placis wher olyues wexen, and fijge places, eruke eete.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)11.65-7 : In places now that hattest beth and feire..make vp thyn oliuete [L oliueta]; And al that longeth to their [vr. the] semynaire Of oliuetis [L olearum locis] time is on to swete.
b
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.(Lamb 487)5 : Al þat folc eode þar ford to processiun to munte oliueti.
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)127 : Vre louerd nom his apostles..And forþ myd him ledde to þe Munt of olyuete.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Deeds 1.12 : Thanne thei turneden aȝen to Jerusalem fro the hil that is clepid Olyuete [WB(2): the hille of Olyuete].
- c1390(a1325) Ipotis (Vrn)437 : God knelede on þe Mount of Olyuete; For fere of deþ blod gon he swete.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)167a/b : Mount olyuete is a mount in þe Iewerie nyȝe Ierusalem and hadde þat name for moste plente of Olyues þat growen þer Inne..and ofte oure lorde vsed þat place of orchardes.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)167b/a : And þere fore the mount olyuete þat was þe mount of forȝeuenesse and of mercie..was clepid þe mount of gilt.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)64/4,36 : Aboue þat vale is the mount of Olyuete [F mont Dolyuete], And it is cleped so for the plentee of Olyues þat growen þere..the mount of Olyuete is the place where oure lord wepte vpon Ierusalem.
- ?a1450 MLChrist (Add 39996)2111 : He toke his apostles ech one To þe mount of Olyuete.
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)252/7, 9,10,13 : Cryist stey fro þe mount of olyuete to þe hyl of heuene. Cryist on englysh is for to seyne anoynted, Olyuete is for to seyne mercy, Heuen is þis hyȝe hyll; ȝif þou be in the ground of mercy þou art in olyuete; þanne art þou crist..þat is, anoynted wyth grace of pyte, þat on þe hyl of olyuete..schalt in þin ende styin vp to þe hyȝe hyll of heuen.
- a1500 Nicod.(4) (Hrl 149)85 : On the Mownte of Olyuete we herde hym preche.
- a1500 Nicod.(4) (Hrl 149)96 : They saw hym on þe Mownte of Olyvete stye vp yn-to hevene.