Middle English Dictionary Entry
ratō̆ner(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ratō̆ner(e n. Also ratonner, ratener, ratunner, retoner, rotinor, (error) ratonraw. |
| Etymology | From ratǒun n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A ratcatcher.
Associated quotations
- (1327) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms158 : Margeria le Ratonner.
- (1388-9) Rec.Norwich 250 : John Ratoner.
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)5.164 : Cisse þe soutere sat on þe bench..Dawe þe dykere & a duszeyn oþere, A ribibour, a ratoner [vrr. retoner, rotynor, ratonraw], & a rakiere of chepe.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)424 : Ratonere [Win: Ratener]: Soricus, soriceps, ratonarius.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)607/2 : Ratonicida: a ratoner.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)686/15 : Hec murida: a ratunner.