Middle English Dictionary Entry
pent-angel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pent-angel n. Also pentaungel. |
| Etymology | From Gr. penta & ME angle n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The representation of a five-pointed star, a pentagram.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)620 : Þay schewed hym þe schelde, þat was of schyr goulez, Wyth þe pentangel de-paynt of pure golde hwez.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)623 : Þe pentangel..is a figure þat haldez fyue poyntez..& Englych hit callen..þe endeles knot; For-þy hit acordez to þis knyȝt, & to his cler armez, For ay faythful in fyue & sere fyue syþez, Gawan watz for gode knawen.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)664 : Þat is þe pure pentaungel wyth þe peple called, with lore.