Middle English Dictionary Entry
queu(e n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | queu(e n.(1) |
| Etymology | OF cöe, queue. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) ?A line of dancers; whirlen in ~; (b) double ~, a band of vellum or parchment attached to a letter and having seals on the free ends.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1500 Qworle in (Sln 1210)40 : Qworle in tho qwew, go lyghtly; Qwene I was a ȝong man, so dyd I.
b
- c1475 Gregory's Chron.(Eg 1995)154 : Thys day before us have bene brought..a letter yevyng of ryght excellent pryncys my Lorde Regaunt of Fraunce, Duke of Bedforde, my Lorde Duke of Burgayne, and my lorde the Duke of Bretayne, selyde with hyr manuelle sygnettys, and enselyd with dowbylle queue of hyr sealys in redde wex.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1325 Add.46919 Cook.Recipes (Add 46919)51.42/1 : Anoþur mete þat hatte couwe de rouncin: Nym þe veet & þe eren of swyn & boille heam in god wyn..roste heom..& corf to veyre mossels, [etc.].
- 1381 Dc.257 Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)71.44/1 : For to make rew [read: quew] de runsy: Nym swynys fet & eyr & make hem clene & seth hem alf wyþ wyn and half wyþ water.
Note: New phrase, ~ de rounci, = 'nag's tail', a whimsical or comical name for a dish. Included s.v. rounci n., sense (e).