Middle English Dictionary Entry
peitrel n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | peitrel n.(1) Also peiterel, paitrel, paietrelle, patrel, peistrelle, peitresle, peuterel, peint(e)rel & (?error) petrie & (error) patael. |
| Etymology | OF poitral, peitrel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A protective breastplate or pectoral armor for a horse, a poitrel; also, ornamental trappings or caparison for the front of a horse; (b) a breast collar or strap belonging to a horse's harness [some quots. here may belong in (a)]; (c) in surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (1375) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.194 : [The goods were appraised..as follows..one] croper [and a red] peiterell, [18 d.].
- (1375) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.194 : [A red saddle for a woman without panel, but with] croper, peuterel, and capital, [8 s.].
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)3665 : Brydel & paytrel & al þe gere Wiþ fyn gold y-harneysed were.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)1.433 : The synne of aornement:..thynges..apertenen..to curious harneys as in sadeles, in crouperes, peytrels [vrr. peitrelis, peitresles, peytrelles], and bridles couered with precious clothyng.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)16287 : Many a scheld that lady rofe..Sche barst gerthes, paytrel, & pole.
- (1432-3) Invent.Monk-Wear.in Sur.Soc.2999 : In j nova sella, freno, et paytrell pro valecto.
- (1435) *Plea & Mem.R.Lond.GildhA 62.3a : I bequethe to the seyd Richard lokwode all my Sadelles, bridelles, peytrall, & other Stuff longyng to my Craft.
- c1440 Thos.Ercel.(Thrn)61 : Hir steraps were of crystalle clere..Hir payetrelle was of jrale fyne; Hir cropoure was of Orphare, And als clere golde hir brydill it schone.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)5698 : Boþe his gerthes and his peytrel..Vpon hys hors was jþrowen.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)5755 : Hys crouper heeng al ful off belles, And hys peytrel and his arsoun.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)322/26 : Aythir smote other in the myddys of their shyldis, that the paytrels, sursynglys and crowpers braste.
- c1475(c1420) Page SRouen (Eg 1995)p.45 : He rode a pon a blacke stede..A paytrelle [vr. peitrell] of golde fulle bryght About hys breste hyt was pyght.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)93a : A patrell: Anthelna, ancella [Monson: antella], pectorale.
- a1486 Knts.Bath in Archaeol.57 (Mrg M 775)68 : The bridill must be blak with a crosse of laton hyngynge in the frunte of the horse and a paytrell of the same sute.
- a1500(?a1325) Otuel & R (Fil)1404 : Heyr peytrelys broston atwo, and the gerthys al-so.
- c1450(?a1400) Chestre Launfal (Clg A.2)958 : Þe paytrelle of her palfraye Was worþ an erldome.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)330 : He..smote the horse be the paytrell and braste the nekke asonder.
- a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)9351 : They brake bothe sterop and paytrelle [vr. paytrellis] And all the harnes of ther sadelle.
- a1509(?1468) Marriage in Archaeol.31 (Add 46354)334 : His hakney..was harneyssid as ensuythe; the chaverount, paitrell, and crowper garnysshid wt fyne golde, enbordred wt great pearll.
- 1591(?a1425) Chester Pl.(Hnt HM 2)61/93 : Horse, harnesse, and petrye [vr. perye]..the teathe of hit takes of mee.
b
- (1391) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.9950 : In uno panel novo paytrel et cowntersiglis empt., 2 s.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.564 : The hors..So swatte that vnnethe myghte he gon; Aboute the peitrel stood the foom ful hye.
- (1407-8) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.99138 : Cum empc. singulorum, braces, paytrell, et capist., 10 s. 6 d.
- (1414-15) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.99225 : Item..l freno monachali cum peytrell, l nova cella pro valettis cum peytrell, croppe, et freno.
- (1423) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.165 : [A woman's saddle with] paytrell, croper [and other appurtenances and one old bit, 5 s.].
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)5a/b : Antela: a paytrel.
- a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale (Roy 17.C.17)665/36 : Hec antela: paytrylle.
- (1428-9) Acc.Abingdon in Camd.n.s.51108 : In j freno cum j peytrell' empto, iij s. vj d.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)390 : Peytrel, of horsys harneys: Antela.
- (a1444) Proc.Chanc.in Cal.PCEliz.1.p.xxiii : The whiche William delivered to John Glover..a new sadell, a paytrell, and a bridell.
- (?1454) Will York in Sur.Soc.30173 : To Margrett Jentle, my sadyll, the peytrell with the bridyll and Seynt John hede.
- (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16125 : Item..j olde paytrill brode of ledder.
- (1464) Acc.Howard in RC 57264 : Item, payd the same day for a hownse for John Delyonys sadylle, and for a croper, a peystrelle, and brode reynys, iij s. j d.
- (1469) Rec.Norwich 2400 : iij Peynterell..iij hedstall of reed cloth frenged and lyned with bocys guylt; and..ye iiij hedstal and iiij pectoral in the older inventary..were expended in reparacion of ye said iij peyntrell and iij hedstall with guylt boces.
- ?c1475 Jousts of Peace (Lnsd 285)207 : A rynnyng patael [vr. paytrell]; A croper of lethir hyngrye.
- a1500 Hrl.1002 Gloss.(Hrl 1002)628 : Antela: paytrelle.
c
- (1326) Nickname in LuSE 55164 : Hugh Smerpaytrell.