Middle English Dictionary Entry
palm(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | palm(e n. Also paume, pame. |
| Etymology | OE palm, palma (from L) & OF paume & L palma. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A palm tree; usually, the date palm; palm wood [quot.: Mandev.(1) 1st]; (b) ~ bord, a piece of wood from a palm tree; ~ lef, a palm frond; ~ twig; (c) a palm leaf or branch; (d) a palm leaf as an emblem of victory, etc.; also, a prize or reward, glory; ~ laureat, palm of victory; (e) ~ cros, a churchyard cross; also, a churchyard; ~ de dieu = palma christi; ~ of wol, a lock of wool; vigil of palmes, the eve of Palm Sunday; (f) the name of a place of execution [with play on sense (d)].
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)379/113 : A ȝeord of palm cam in is hond..Þe ȝeord was ful of Dates.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)131/33 : Uirtue wext an heȝ ase palme oþer ase cipres.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Lev.23.40 : Ȝe sholyn take..þe braunchis of palmys [WB(2): palm trees].
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Ezek.40.16 : Wyndowis weren in the porchis..and bifore the frountis, peyntyng of palmes grauen.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))John 12.13 : A myche cumpany..tooken braunchis of palmes and camen forth aȝens him.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.107 : Þis lond..haþ plente..of pomgarnet, of palmes [Higd.(2): palme tres], of figes.
- c1390 Susan.(Vrn)70 : Þer lyndes and lorers were..Þe palme and þe poplere.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)239a/a : The palme is a ful hih tree, but nought so hih as þe Cedre.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)239b/a : Dactilus, þe fruyte of palme, is hoot and moyste in þe secound gre.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)239b/b : Fruyt of palme is componed of neisshe substaunce, as it were fleisshy, and of an hard curnell, as it were stony.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11668 : Sco bihild a tre..Man clepes palmes in þat land.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)8235 : He..plaunted trees..Of cidre, palme, & of lorere.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)6/18 : The pece þat wente ouerthwart, to the whiche his hondes weren nayled to, was of palme.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)37/25 : Þere ben lxxij trees of palme þat beren the dates The whiche Moyses fond.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)168b/a : R[ecipe] of graynez founden in þe palme [Ch.(2): palme tree].
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)170b/a : Stere it wele wiþ grete braunches of palme þat ben newe kitte.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)170b/b : Þer maie be putte..braunches off lorer in stede of þe braunches of þe palme þer as þu haste no grene palmes.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)627/13 : Palma, pawme, is a tree colde and drye in þe secounde degree.
- c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF (Benson-Robinson)182 : Overal..Were trees..The olyve of pes..The victor palm, the laurer to devyne.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)380 : Palme: Palma.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)6.91 : The palme ek now men setteth forth to stonde.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)114 : He..ȝapely ȝarkid in his hand a ȝerd of a palme.
- c1450 Capgr.Rome (Bod 423)153 : The title a boue..was mad of þe palme.
- a1456(a1402) *Trev.Nicod.(Add 16165)95b : Þe children of Ebrewes..helde bowes of palmes in hure haundes.
- c1475 Lydg.Kissing (Hrl 2251)p.61 : Loke..How Cristis passion was grounded on mekenes, And how the palme figured his victory.
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)169/22 : Take..of þe watyr of palmys, and put þer-to of tendris, þat beere wylde applis.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)91.12 : The rightwis as palme sall floryss.
b
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)545/25 : Palmtwig.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)89 : Þat burh folc..beren on here honde blostme, sum palm twig, and sum boh of oliue.
- ?a1425(?c1350) NHom.(3) Pass.(RwlPoet 175)2836 : Pilate þan a letter wrate..And festend it o-pon a palme bord.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)294/1 : He wald gaddur samen a grete meneya of palmelevis & bryn þaim.
c
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)89 : Þat burh folc hihten þe hege strete and bihengen it mid palmes and mid oðre riche wedes.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)89 : Ðet folc com togenes him mid blostmen and mid palmes.
- a1325(?c1300) Caiphas (Sln 2478)133-4 : Lewede þt bereþ palm an honde..nuteþ what palm ys tonderstonde.
- c1350 Apoc.(1) in LuSE (Hrl 874)p.56 : A grete semble..stoden bifore þe throne in þe siȝth of þe Lombe, hiled wiþ white stoles & palmes in her hondes.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Roy 1.B.6)Apoc.7.9 : I siȝe a greet company..and palmes in the hondis of hem.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)20161 : Tak þis palme her in þi hand.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3475 : With scrippe ande with slawyn..Both pyke and palme, alls pilgram hym scholde.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)364 : Halowid palmys..tapirs and such oþer..comyþ into þe lawe of god.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)473/15 : He sendis to þe..Þis palme oute of Paradise.
- ?a1450(?1350-75) Pass.Christi in Norris Anc.Corn.Drama (Bod 791)261 : Palm ha bayys byxyn erbys gynef yma.
- ?a1450 MLChrist (Add 39996)1882 : Palmes & blossomes þai gedered..And kesten þere he schuld go.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4541 : He has a hatt on his hede hiȝtild o floures, Of palme, & of peruyk.
- 1451-1500 Tundale (Wagner)419 : A palme in his hande he hadde, And in a sclaven was he cladde.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)3931 : The ffifft bare a palme..I tokyn..of trowith & pese.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)358/87 : Myn habundaunt mercy on here I extende..and in tokyn ther of, this palme..pretende.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)187/9 : Thou that passest vs in apostolhode owest to bere the palme afore hire.
d
- (c1380) Chaucer CT.SN.(Manly-Rickert)G.240 : With the palm [vr. pame] of martirdom Ye shullen come vn to his blisful feste.
- (c1380) Chaucer CT.SN.(Manly-Rickert)G.274 : The palme of martirdom for to receyue, Seinte Cecile..The world and eek hir chambre gan she weyue.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)prol.212 : Age..wolde haue..diffaced the palme laureat, Whiche þat þei wan by knyȝthod.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.875 : Conquerours..Þe palme of knyȝthod disservid.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.4408 : Þei feile selde of þe palme of glorie.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.5698 : Pallas schulde..Þe palme pleynly of þis strif disserue.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.1882 : Malys and envie I-serid hath þe palme of chiualrie.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.5471 : Silence..hath ofte..þe palme of debatis wonne.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)654 : This monstre..al the caas hym tolde, Charging hym to..Gete the palme, and bere away the pryse.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)4598 : This Duk..to Athenys the righte waye tooke, with laurer crownyd..And the palme of conquest and of glorye.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)6/34 : In the olde testament it was ordeyned þat, whan on was ouercomen, he scholde be crowned with palme.
- c1435 Lydg.St.George (Bod 686)119 : With palms and laurer he goth a procession, Yevyng to him þe laude of his victorye.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.1358 : Meeknesse..venguisshith al maner enmite..And off victory conquereth a palme double.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.5137 : Hercules gat ay the victorie, And Euristeus receyued hath the glorie; Thus ther palme partid was on tweyne.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.589 : Glad Pouert hath the palme Iwonne.
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.2 Merch.(Hrl 2255)689 : Who list wynne the palme by victorye..Lat hym despise..Al erthly lustys.
- a1450(?1420) Lydg.TG (Tan 346)593 : Of þis bataile The palme is hires, & pleinli þe victorie.
- ?a1450(1422) Lydg.SD (McC 182)53/9 : Þei wolde..grawnten him..þe palme and the Tryumphe.
- ?a1450(1422) Lydg.SD (McC 182)63/24 : He neuer myȝt atteyne in his conquest to disserue so victorious a palme of worþynes as..dede Alisawndre.
- ?a1450 MLChrist (Add 39996)4912 : Þe palme..Is a signe of grete astate.
- ?a1450 MLChrist (Add 39996)5298 : Þe palme is redy token Of maydenhede þat neuer was broken.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)826 : Þe palme here of my first price I pray þe resayfe.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3751 : Quen we repaire with þe palme, þan prayses vs oure feris.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)1999 : Thi foo..is trembeling to fle, The palme of victory goynge with the.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.Test.(Hrl 218)124 : This name Iesus..Of hevenly tryvmphes the laureat guerdoun, The spiritual palme of gostly apparayle.
- c1475 Body Pol.(Cmb Kk.1.5)108/6 : They crowned him than with a crowne of palme if it so wer that he had wonne the fylde.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)188/15 : Arise and take the palme of victorye.
- a1500(?c1440) Lydg.HGS (Lnsd 699)105 : No man..dar put hym silf in pres Withouten hors..To atteyn the palme of tryumphal guerdoun.
e
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)311 : Loke or palme of wulle: Palma.
- (1442) in Salzman Building in Engl.514 : The sayde paroch schall bryng all suffycyant materials withyn the palme crosse of the sayde Church.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.136/24 : Þe saide Abbot..lete..þe Coluerhowse..for iij s..to Be paide..in the Vigill of palmes.
- (1469-70) Acc.St.Edm.Sarum13 : Pro emend' de le Palmecros.
- a1500 Agnus Castus (LdMisc 553)197/27 : Palma Christi is an herbe þat me cleputh mannes moderwort or palme de dieu or stedefast.
f
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)71.14 (v.2:p.44) : He .. was so penitent that .. he deposid hymself from the worship of papal dignyte.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)71.24 (v.2:p.45) : He commaundis his mynistres to ledyn hym to the palme, for that was the name of the place where cristen men were hefdid.