Middle English Dictionary Entry
prī̆d(e n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | prī̆d(e n.(1) |
| Etymology | Shortened form of MLG lampride (Bern Gloss.; see Verwijs and Verdam Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek); also cp. MDu. lampreide & ML lampreda. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A lamprey, esp. the sand pride (Petromyzon planeri); ~ net, a net for catching lampreys.
Associated quotations
- ?a1325(?c1300) Liber Cust.Lond.in RS 12.2117 : Ilia un autre manere de reies qe lenapele pridnet, qe comencera viii jours devaunt la feste Seint Michel et irra desqes a la feste Seint Martin et nent plus.
- (a1400) Let.Bk.Lond.A (Gldh LetBk A)187 : Also ther is another maner nette that men call Pridenette.
- 1419 Liber Albus Lond.in RS 12.1577 : Et un autre Reys, appelle Pridnet.
- c1450 Treat.Fish.(Yale 171)173/10 : In a-pryle take þe same baytes; also þe same seson take a pryde, also þe canker wyche bredyt in a doke royt and þe red snayl.