Middle English Dictionary Entry
bain n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bain n. Also bane. |
| Etymology | OF bain |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Bathing, or water prepared for bathing; maken a ~, prepare a bath; (b) a place for bathing, such as a bath chamber or public bath; (c) alch. a water bath for heating substances.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)389/16 : The quene..made a bayne for sir Tramtryste, and whan he was in his bayne, the quene and Isode..romed up and downe in the chambir.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1085/20 : Sir Launcelot made fayre Elayne to gadir erbys for hym to make hym a bayne.
- a1486 Knts.Bath in Archaeol.57 (Mrg M 775)67 : Every squyer schall ordeyne for his bayne xxiiij ellis of lynnyn clothe and that schall the kyngis barboure have for his fee.
- a1486 Knts.Bath in Archaeol.57 (Mrg M 775)68 : Ye schall putte yowre hande in to the bayne and take up watir..they schall goo oute of ther baynes in to ther beddis.
- 1532-1897(a1475) Ass.Ladies (Skeat)464 : How Hawes the shene Untrewly was disceyved in her bayn.
b
- (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57377 : The xvj day of Novembre, my mastyr paid for his costes at the bayne vj d.
- a1600(1472) Rec.Bluemantle (Jul C.6)387 : In the iijde chamber was ordeined a bayne or ij, which were couered with tentes of whyt clothe..Lorde Grutehuse..accompanied with my lorde chamberleyn..wente bothe to gether in the bane.
c
- a1550 *Norton OAlch.(BodeMus 63)1748 : Feverly hete maketh no disgestion; Baynes may helpe, and cause also destruction.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. bain.