Middle English Dictionary Entry
pilten v.
Entry Info
Forms | pilten v. Also pilt(e, pilton, pelt(e & (chiefly SWM & SW) pult(e & (error) palt; p. pilte, pelt(e, pult(e, polte; ppl. i)pilt(e, i)pelt, i)pult(e, puilt. |
Etymology | OE *pyltan, ?from ML *pultiāre, *-eāre; cp. CL pultāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To thrust, push, strike; thrust in [quot.: c1330(?a1300)]; strike (sb. or sth.), strike down; push away; of the wind: buffet (sth.); ~ on, beat (sb.); ~ with wo, afflict (sb.) with woe; (b) to cast (sb.) down, humble, render abject; ~ loue; (c) ~ abak, to thrust (sb.) back; ~ a)doun, cast (sb. or sth.) down, thrust down; ~ ayen, of a blow: rebound (upon sb.); ~ biforen, thrust (an arm) in front of a blow; ~ forth, thrust (sth.) forward, impel (sb.) forward with blows; also, refl. assert oneself, thrust oneself forward, advance; ~ ful, fill (sth.); ~ in, thrust in, thrust (sth.) in, push in; ~ oute, thrust (sb.) out; poke out (one's head, finger); expel (sb.); put out (an eye), blind; ~ up, thrust up (one's shield); (d) ~ ayen, to push against (sb.), bar the way against; ~ in (into, on), cast (sb. or sth.) into (sth., a place, condition); thrust (sth.) into (sth.); ~ (oute) of, expel (sb.) from (a place, position, condition, etc.), deprive of; ~ oute of, remove (sb.) from (a dangerous situation, torment); ~ oute, release (sb.) from prison; ~ over wommen, have intercourse with women; ~ to, thrust (sth.) at (sth.), drive (sb.) to (hell); ~ to ded, strike (sb.) mortally, put to death; ~ thurgh, thrust (sth.) through (sth.); (e) to incite (sb.), induce; ~ to deth, refl. deliver oneself to death; ~ to the flight, refl. flee; (f) ~ with, to put (a stone), cast.
Associated quotations
a
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)61 : He wile smite mid bredlinge swuerde and brisen, oðer mid egge and cleuen oðer mid orde and pilten.
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)328/189 : Darstþov þine moder pulte?
- c1300 SLeg.Fran.(1) (LdMisc 108)78 : Huy harleden him wel faste, And smiten and pulten here and þere, and dunge on him caste.
- c1300 SLeg.Inf.Chr.(LdMisc 108)894 : With Wraþþe and with wicke dede He hine pulte, in þat stede, So þat he ful doun of þe staire.
- a1325(?c1300) NPass.(Cmb Gg.1.1)840 : I ne finde in him no gilt, Wi men scholde him bet and pult.
- ?c1335 Whose þenchiþ vp (Hrl 913)p.134 : Wold holi cherch pilt is miȝte And law of lond pilt him to, Þan schold coueitise and vnriȝte Vte of lond ben ydo.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)8635 : He pulte him mid is vot & adoun vpriȝt him caste.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)2995 : Arthour tok þe swerd in hond; He drouȝ it out and pelt oȝen.
- c1330 SMChron.(Auch)431 : To gomagog he gan wende & him pelt wiþ swiche strengþe..Into þe se he made him lepe.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)204b/a : Pouder hatte puluis and haþ þat name for it is y-pult [L pulsetur] wiþ þe wynde.
- a1425(?c1375) NHom.(3) Leg.(Hrl 4196)110/191 : With stanes he bad þai suld him bete And pelt on him with plumes of lede, And with scorpions, till he be ded.
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)448 : Þis man wyth woo schal be pylt.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)559 : Þow hast hym bete, & with þy staff Ipilt.
- a1500(?a1400) Firumb.(2) (Fil)553 : Wel was hym on lyue that myȝt smyȝt fyrst, Eyther pylt hym ere byte.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)237/284 : Yit wold I gif of my gold yond tratoure to pelt ffor euer.
- c1500 The shype ax (Ashm 61)10 : Wherefore, seyd the belte, With grete strokes I schalle hym pelte.
b
- ?c1350 Why werre (Peterh 104)p.27 : The pore schal be i-pylt And the rych schal be forborn.
- c1390 RSicily (Vrn)346 : Angels þat gonne from ioye glyde..in twynklyng of an eiȝe God binom heore maystrie, So haþ he myn, for my gult; Now am i wel lowe ipult.
- c1450 RSicily (Cmb Ii.4.9)284 : As Þe aungel þat fro Joye dede glyde..God bename her maystrye, so hathe he myn for my gylt; Now ame I lowe & neer Ipylt.
c
- a1250 Ancr.(Nero A.14)166/25 : Hwar se muchel dunt is, hit pulteð up a ȝean oþeo [Corp-C: bulteð aȝein up o þeo] ðet þer neih stondeð.
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)3753 : Nemnius pulte [Clg: hæf] vp his scelde and sette bi-twine.
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)383/242 : Seint Thomas..In-to an oþur contreie..cam..he pulte him forth wel baldeliche and prechede to grounde.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)2100 : Edward grim, þat was is clerk..his louerd to helpe ȝif he miȝte, his Arm he pulte bi-fore.
- c1300 SLeg.Cross (LdMisc 108)194 : Pult in þin heued here atþe ȝate and stond þi-sulf with-oute!
- c1300 SLeg.Inf.Chr.(LdMisc 108)725 : He pulte out is finguer þo, and Jhesus hine drou sone him to.
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)1437 : Hi..made him bere his owe rode..Hi pulte him fforþ and harlede, ak myldeliche he hit nom.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)5059 : Þe soþuast god..Deþ after vre decerte, & pult us out ywis.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)6716 : Alfred hii ladde to ely & pulte [B: pult; vrr. put, putte] out boþe is eye.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)7713 : Wo so, bi king willames daye, slou hert oþer hind, Me ssolde pulte out boþe is eye & makye him pur blind.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)2916 : Bifor þis heiȝe men Þou most it pelt in oȝen, And..drawe it out.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)4007 : On þe helme he smot..And pelt doun þat bodi dede.
- c1330(?c1300) Bevis (Auch)42/875 : Þe dede kors a pulte adoun And lep him self in to þe arsoun.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)28/618 : An Addre..in þe wal..pelt out here heued.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)774 : He..laid him doun..ful softe oppon þe grounde & pulte is bowels in ageyn..& bond hem in wel feste.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)2972 : Þar..þe fourchys was By þat was Gyoun vp a-stoȝe oppoun þe laddre an heȝ & þe rop y-knyt þe tree aboȝe & he y-pult out wel neȝ.
- a1400(?c1280) SLeg.Nativ.M&C (Stw 949)39 : Ioachim offrede to þe temple, as he was ywont to do..Ruben him pulte abak anon, And seide he vnworþi was among gode men to gon.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)8.96 : A bisschopes crosse Is hoked on þat one ende to halie men fro helle; A pyke is on þat potente to pulte [vrr. pelte, pilte; putte] adown þe wikked.
- a1425 KAlex.(LinI 150)2285 : Atwo peces he hadde him gurd No hadde Glitoun ycome certis, Þat pulte forþ a stelene scheld Nygusars dunt wiþ huld.
- c1425 Glo.Chron.A (Hrl 201)p.459 : Hii pulte hem vorþ byuore þe oþere..Hii asaylede þe vorst ost & broȝte yt sone to naȝte.
- a1450 SLeg.Suppl.Bod.(Bod 779)340/215 : Swyþe foul was þe preson, of þe wassing I-pult.
- c1450 All this day (Cai 383/603)p.307 : In he pult, and out he drow, And euer yc lay on hym y-low.
- (1461) Paston2.254 : And so whas I lefte stille at Cotton with xij men with me, be-cauce they report and we a-bode there ij dayes we schulde be pult out be the heedes.
d
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.(Lamb 487)129 : Ða anan heo weren iscouen, alswa þe boc seið: Expulsi sunt nec potuerunt stare; heo weren ipult ut of paradise and ne mehten þer naleng etstonden.
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1524 : Hit itit ofte & ilome Þat wif & were beoþ unisome & þar fore þe were gulte Þat leof is over wummon to pulte.
- ?c1250 Ar ne kuthe (Gldh)25 : We bed ipelt in thos prisun hille.
- c1300(?c1225) Horn (Cmb Gg.4.27)1415 : Fikenhild aȝen hire pelte [vrr. pulte, pylte] Wiþ his swerdes hilte.
- c1300 11 Pains(2) (LdMisc 108)p.36 : Sunfole soules for heore gult Weren in þat þustur put ipult.
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)5406 : Brutes þane broc Galli cleopede, for þat Liuius Gallus was þar-on i-pult þus.
- c1300 SLeg.And.(Hrl 2277)72 : In to þe vrþe hi pulte faste þe tuei endes of þe rode.
- c1300 SLeg.Cross (LdMisc 108)110 : He þat haueth here þis dede man fram deþe i-brouȝt to liue, Pulte þe and þi pouwer al into helle grounde.
- c1300 SLeg.Lucy (Hrl 2277)160 : Þe liþere Dioclician, þat so moche harm haþ ido, Ipult is out of his kynedom.
- c1300 SLeg.Patr.(LdMisc 108)265 : Heo weren an-hangede in stronge fuyre of pich and eke brumston; Some hengen bi stronge crokus, I-pulte þoruȝ eiþur Eyȝe.
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)657 : Þis luþer hyne..pulteþ in derkhede.
- a1325 SLeg.(Corp-C 145)11/99 : He swor anon is oþ To pulte him of [Ld: out of] is bissopriche.
- a1325 SLeg.(Corp-C 145)138/63 : Þo Marie wiþ oþer was to þe temple dore icome..Hure þoȝte wanne he wolde in gon þat me hure aȝen drou..He ȝeode in estward & hure þoȝte þat me hure aȝen pulte.
- ?c1335 Þe grace of god (Hrl 913)16 : Al þat god suffrid of pine, Hit nas noȝt for is owen gilt, Ok hit was, man, for sin þine Þat wer for sin in helle ipilt.
- ?c1335 Þe king of heuen (Hrl 913)p.122 : Lucifer..was of heuen ipilte.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)11067 : An oþer sserreue hii made..A kniȝt of þe contreie, sir willam traci, & of þulke poer clene pulte out sir maci.
- c1330(?c1300) Spec.Guy (Auch)888 : Last þeih sholde for here gilt In-to strong pine ben ipult.
- (a1333) Herebert Þou wommon (Add 46919)35 : Uor no wreched gult Ich boe to helle y-pult.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)3093 : I wold socour hire sone fram al þis sory werre & pult hire out of þis peril.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)4219 : Neuer-more for no man mowe be deliuered, ne pult out prison.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)4236 : Þei were in prison pult at hire wille.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)4522 : I am he, þe werwolf..þat haue suffred for þi sake many sori peynes, & pult þe out of periles.
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)207 : Adam..out of his heritage..is pult For synne and for his owne gult.
- c1390 Disp.Christian & J.(Vrn)99 : I telle þe truwaunt for-talt, Men schal in prison þe palt, And putte þe to pyne.
- a1400(a1325) Glo.Chron.B (Trin-C R.4.26)831/22 : Hit was þe spere þat hurte Ihc in þe rode, þat was ypult to his herte.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)15.62 : Coueytise to kunne and to knowe science Pulte out of paradys Adam and Eue.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)12.208 : Ich man maked was..In þe legende of lif..Prodestinat..Or..inparfit, ypult [vrr. pulte, puylt; i-put] out of grace, Vnwryten for som wikkednesse.
- a1425 Body & S.(5) (Add 37787)148 : Carone vnkynde..euer ȝyt were þu leþur & lese ffor to brew me byttur breid And me to pylton out of pes.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)21 : Make a Syryppe..& late it boyle wyl tille it be as chargeaunt as it may; take þin þombe & pylt þer-on, & ȝif it cleuey, let it boyle.
- c1450 PPl.B (RwlPoet 38)11.157 : Lele loue and lyuynge in treuthe Pulte oute of pyne a paynym of rome.
- c1450 Spec.Guy (Arun 140)232 : [Auch: Vnboxomnesse was his gilt; Þerfore out of paradys he was] pylt.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)4550 : With þair wapens freschly þai foyned, Þe paynyms to dede war pelt.
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)595 : The lyonesse..on þe schyp sche gan to clymme..The schypmen wher stoute & grymme, That schyp to þefende [read: defende], And ofte her pelte ynto þe see.
- a1500 RSicily (Cmb Ff.2.38)388 : Now am y of my lande pylte.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)21/21 : Walewe þe style in þe poudre þat hit cleue þer-to alle aboute, and pult hit in the hole alle adoun to þe gronde.
e
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)873 : Mid mine songe ich hi ne pulte, Þat he groni for his gulte.
- a1325(?c1300) Caiphas (Sln 2478)123 : Cryst com as moeklych as a lom To habbe for ȝou deþes dom; To deþe a wolde hym pulte.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)2976 : Wanne þe Sarsyns y-sawe him come, ful sore þay were affriȝt; þe hardieste þat were of al þe trome polte hem to þe fliȝt.
f
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1023 : Pulten with a mikel ston Þe starke laddes, ful god won.
2.
(a) To place (sth.), put; ~ in, place (sb. or sth.) in (sth.); administer (medicine) to (sb.); establish (sb.) in (an office); name (sb.) in (an indictment); affix (sth.) to (sth.); also, refl. put oneself in (danger); ~ in hope, cause (sb.) to be hopeful; ~ in rode (..upon, put (Christ) on the cross; ~ upon, place (sth.) on (sth.); (b) ~ on, to impose (a battle) on (sb.); impute (guilt, blame) to (sb.); ~ on hed, lay (sth.) to (one's) account, hold (sb.) responsible for (sth.); (c) ~ to resoun, to call (sb.) to account, require an explanation from; ~ to wille, subdue (sth.) to (one's) will; (d) ben pult in, to be conceived in (sb.).
Associated quotations
a
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)197 : Þe neddre secheð a ston and leið hire on eare þer to, and hire oðer eare pilteð hire tail þer inne, and swo for-ditteð eiðer.
- ?a1300(c1250) Prov.Hend.(Dgb 86)st.25 : If þou havest bred and ale, Pult hit nout al in þi male; Del þe sum aboute.
- c1300 SLeg.Brendan (Hrl 2277:Horst.)176 : A fisch of þis grete see..fondeþ niȝt & dai To pulte his tail in his mouþ.
- c1300 SLeg.Cross (LdMisc 108)599 : A Nonne..A fair herbe þat men cleopez letuse..i-saiȝ stonde bi þe weiȝe; In hire mouth heo pulte þarof a lef.
- c1300 SLeg.Edm.Abp.(Hrl 2277)263 : A whit coluere com Fram heuene mid oure Louerdes flesch..& þat swete flesch pulte in his mouþ.
- c1300 SLeg.Inf.Chr.(LdMisc 108)1011 : Alle þe giwes more and lasse Hadden heore children..In heore Ouene i pult and i do.
- c1300 SLeg.Mich.(LdMisc 108)532 : Ȝif a man nome ane sclabbe of Ire..And pulte in watere, it wolde goþeli loude, þat men miȜten it feor i-huyre.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2214 : Ðo breðere seckes hauen he filt, And in euerilc ðe siluer pilt ðat ðor was paid for ðe coren.
- a1325(c1280) SLeg.Pass.(Pep 2344)2158 : Seint Thomas..nolde yleoue bote he pulte his ffynger in þe wounde.
- a1325(?c1300) NPass.(Cmb Gg.1.1)36 : Þe prophecie..Of him silf ne had he it noth; Þe holi gost pult hit in his þoth.
- a1325 Prov.Hend.(Cmb Gg 1.1)st.38 : Wan þe glotun find gode ale, He pultit so mochel in his male, Ne levit he for non eȜe.
- ?c1335 Nou ihc for þi (Hrl 913)24 : Whan ȝe sweriþ gret oþis, In rode þou piltist him apan.
- ?c1335 Þe grace of god (Hrl 913)111 : God is sone in rode was pilt And wan vs heuen liȝt.
- ?c1335 Whose þenchiþ vp (Hrl 913)p.135 : Þat seli asse Þat trepasid noȝt no did no gilte Wiþ ham boþe iwreiid was And in þe ditement was ipilt.
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)1520 : His mouþe opened þai And pelt treacle in þat man.
- c1330 Le Freine (Auch)142 : Sche..toke a ring of gold fin & on hir riȝt arm it knitt, wiþ a lace of silke þerin pilt.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)1016 : In a þousand stede he let þe tonne perce, And þo he hadde mad holes so fele, In ech he pelt a dosele.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)381 : Sche..pult hire in hope to haue gret help þer-of after.
- c1390(c1350) NHom.(2) Corp.Chr.(Vrn)374 : Þe child tok vp on Of þe obeleys..And pult hit in þe prestes hond amidde.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3928 : Ich me pylt in dedly cas, Forto habbe þat faire byhas.
- c1410(c1350) Gamelyn (Hrl 7334)894 : Alle his wighte ȝonge men, þe kyng forȝaf here gilt, And sitthen in good office þe kyng hem hath ipilt.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)1931 : His baner vpon the wall he pulte.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)4113 : In þat hasp a pyn is pylt.
b
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)316 : Now schal he to þat batail fare; on him ȝe hit habbeþ ypilt.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)1296 : Ho-so curseþ withoutyn gylt Hyt shal on hys hede be pylt.
- a1450(a1425) Mirk IPP (Cld A.2)988 : Hast thow forsake þyn owne gult And on a-noþer þe blame I-pult?
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)2208 : Þow..knowest wel myne Innocent, þat I have no gilt Of al that..on me is pilt.
c
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)4223 : We hade..wonne hire townes & pult al pertly to our wille but palerne alone.
- ?a1400 Guy(1) (Sln 1044)625/35 : My fader..pult me ofte to resoun, Bote ay ich fonde gode enchesoun For to putte it in delay.
d
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)1044 : Þurth chaunce and eke þurth gras In hir, forsoþe, pelt y was.
3.
(a) To extend (one's mouth, neck), reach forward with; ~ forth; ~ at, ?reach toward or for (sth.); ~ to, reach (one's hand) to (sth.), point (one's finger) at (sth.); ~ hond to, intervene in (a situation); (b) ~ oute, exhibit (pride), display; ~ forth, make public (a statement, story), proclaim.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (Hrl 2277)p.66 : The Archebischop is wilful, and..In suche fol wille is he nou that we habbeth deore aboȝt; Liȝtliche therinne he com, and he nele bileve nevere mo Bote ȝe pulte ȝoure hond therto to bringe ous out of wo.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)5538 : To is scauberc he pulte is hond; al prest a suerd he vond.
- c1330(c1250) Floris (Auch)764 : Blauncheflour pult forþ hire swire, & Florice gan hire aȝein tire.
- c1330(c1250) Floris (Auch)768 : Florice forht his swire pulte & Blauncheflour aȝein hit brutte.
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)4086 : Þat heued þai han on a spere y-sett..Bifore him bere þat it haþ y-do; Mani on pelt her finger þer-to.
- c1390 Disp.Virg.& Cross (Vrn)92 : Mi mouþ I pulte, my sweore I streiȝt, To cusse his feet.
- ?a1500 Hit is no right (Hrl 7578)p.281 : Leef I had been to..fisshe and so myn angel lese That the barbel had swolowed hooke laas; Thanne might I launche a sterne, pulte at swiche purchas, And ther in dompe as depe as man might dyue.
b
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)9550 : It was uorþ ipult þat þe king and heo So sibbe were þat hii ne miȝte leng to gadere beo.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)1.125 : For pryde þat he pult out, his peyne hath none ende.
4.
In phrases: ~ in, to devote (one's life) to (sth.); ~ to, refl. apply oneself to (sth.).
Associated quotations
- ?c1335 Þe grace of god (Hrl 913)58 : Womman mai turne man is wille, Whare ȝho wol pilt hir to.
- c1330 Iesu þat for vs (Auch)38 : We sschulle be knowe to Jesu Crist And to his moder Marie..And merci hem crie, Þat we habbeȝ him agult, In flessches luste oure lif ipult.
5.
In place name.
Associated quotations
- (1347) in Wallenberg PNKent80 : Peltebem.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400 PPl.Z (Bod 851)1.64 : For pruyde that hym pulte out, ys peyne hath non ende, Ant apostata of that place ant pelourof hette.
Note: perh. modify gloss
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400 PPl.Z (Bod 851)7.182 : Ant Perus was prowd thereof ant pulte hem in offisus, Ant yaf hem mete ant mone as they myghte disserue.
Note: Additional quote(s). Rigg gloss: push; = sense 1.(c).
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1486 Sln.Bk.Hawking (Sln 3488)143 : And after þe bathing set hure on þe faire gresse, oþer on a faire perke in þe son, and then she wol prwne hure and pilth hure.
Note: New form.
Note: Gloss. Apparently a reflexive variant of pullen v., sense 1.(b), 'of a bird, to pluck out its feathers.'