Middle English Dictionary Entry
baishment n.
Entry Info
| Forms | baishment n. Also bashment, baisment. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Embarrassment, confusion.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)174 : To calle hyr lyste con me enchace, Bot baysment gef myn hert a brunt.
- a1475 Rev.St.Bridget(3) (Gar 145)93/4 : I shall sende him boldenes to thinke & to do dedely synnes & venyall with-out bashment or shame.