Middle English Dictionary Entry
awōld n.
Entry Info
| Forms | awōld n. |
| Etymology | OE onweald, onwald. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Control, authority; owen ~, haven ~, have control or possession (of sth.); of a decree: have force, be authoritative or significant.
Associated quotations
- a1275(?c1150) Prov.Alf.(Trin-C B.14.39)138 : Ȝif þu hauest welþe awold.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)324 : 'Eue,' seide..ðat neddre bold, 'Quat oget nu ðat for-bode o-wold?'
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)525 : He wrot a boc..ðor is writen quat agte awold, dat ðis werld was water wold.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1671 : Luue wel michil it agte a wold.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1944 : Quat-so his dremes owen a-wold.