Middle English Dictionary Entry
quilet n.
Entry Info
| Forms | quilet n. Also quelet, quelecte, coil(l)et, coilthe. |
| Etymology | OF coilloite, coilete, cuillete, cuelloite, quelloite & L collecta. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. coilen v.
1.
(a) A gathering together, an assembly; craft of ~, ?a craft guild, ?associated craftsmen; (b) a collection; ~ of aver, collection of wealth; (c) possessions, property; (d) a strained liquid [formerly treated as a separate entry, coilet n.].
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Lev.23.36 : Þe eyȝþe..day..is..of companye & of quelet; al seruyle work ȝe sholyn not doon in hit.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Deut.16.8 : In þe seueþe day, for hit is þe quylet [L collecta] of þe lord þy god, þou shalt not do work.
- c1400 Bible SNT(1) (Selw 108 L.1)Heb.10.25 : Byholde we togedere in sterynge of charyte & of goode werkes, noȝt lefynge oure quyletes [L collectionem]..bote comfortynge eferychone oþer.
- (1415) Rec.Norwich 1108 : Alle Craftes yat wilbe Cladde shal be cladde after ye fourme of London, And yat same clothynge bere ye name of ye same Craftes and of none other, and yat no craft shul be cladde under Colour of another Craft of Coillet, And if ony Craft Gylde or compaignie pursue or come in contrarie of ye fourme afornseid, saue Craftes only wit inne hemself wit owten ony coillet of other Craftes, yat he be arrested.
b
- (1429) Red Paper Bk.Colchester55 : [They] afore the bygynnyng of the Court at here congregacion in here mothalle there have set a subsidie and a quelecte of a gret summe to be arreised.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)136/19 : There shall noone quylete of auere ne no hepe of tresure that may make his roialme ayeyne come.
c
- a1325(c1300) Songs Langtoft (Cmb Gg.1.1)p.318 : For Scottes at Dunbar Haued at thayre gau char schame of thar note; Wer never dogges there Hurled out of herre fro coylthe ne cotte.
d
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)36/11 : Coile it thorowe a clathe & drynk þe coilett chawfede morne & euen to þu be hale.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)67/31 : Coille þe confeccion..tak a galon of gude whitte wyn..& do þer-in þe coylett wele weschyn.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)124a/a : When þei ben dissolued, coile alle to gidere & when þe forseide cuilet is luke warme putte in þe pouder of alle þe toþer þingis.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)127a/b : Take fraunke encense, mirre, floure of lupines..white wyne..boile alle þi þinges in þe wyne & coile it; þis coilet schal be putte in þe pacientes bodie after þat þe pacient maie suffer wiþ outen disese.
Note: Supplementary material for sense (d).
Note: New form (1st quot.): Also..cuilet.