Middle English Dictionary Entry
ave-nāmes n. (plural)
Entry Info
| Forms | ave-nāmes n. (plural) Also ove-, of-, ofnumes. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OSwed. afnām; ove-, of- by substitution of E of- for af-. See E. Ekwall, Anglia Beiblatt 29.195. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pieces of land taken from the common land and enclosed for private use.
Associated quotations
- (1251) Chart.R.PRO1.360 : [A carucate of land..and nine bovates of land and the] ovenames.
- (c1225) EPNSoc.20 (Cum.)165 : Forlandes et Ofnumes.
- (c1290) EPNSoc.20 (Cum.)165 : Forlandes et Ofnames.
- a1300 Cart.Cock.in Chet.n.s.57206 : Cultura illa quæ descendit des Avenames ad viam.
- a1300 Cart.Cock.in Chet.n.s.57998 : Totum dominicum meum arabile in Auenam de Farlton.
- (a1300) Cart.Guisbrough in Sur.Soc.89442 : Ovenames [place name].