Middle English Dictionary Entry
prop(pe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prop(pe n. Also prope. |
| Etymology | Cp. MDu. proppe, 'a stopper for a bottle, etc.' & EMnDu. proppe, 'a support, prop; a support for vines' (pedamen). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A prop, support; support for a vine or other plant [transl. ML cervus].
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)415 : Proppe [Win: Prop] longe [Win: long staffe]: Contus.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)99b : A Proppe [Monson: Prope] seruus [Monson: ceruus], testina [Monson: destina], fulcimen, fulcimentum, frustrum [Monson: fultrum].