Middle English Dictionary Entry
pakā̆ld n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pakā̆ld n. Also paghald. |
| Etymology | ?From pak n. & h)āld, N form of hōld n.(2). The word may be related to paket n.; cp. Scot. awald, awat; fagald, fagot; sherald (shirrel), sherat. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A package, bundle; burden, load.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)143/169 : It fortheres to fene me Þis pakald bere me bus, Of all I plege and pleyne me.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)52/1 : Þis thefe gaff hur to bere a paghald of gere þat he had stoln.