Middle English Dictionary Entry
reihe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | reihe n. Also reihhe, reȝge, righ(e; pl. righȝes, righe & (early) rehȝen & (early gen.) rihȝen. |
| Etymology | OE reohhe, reohche. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. rai(e n.(3) & rouhe n.
1.
An elasmobranch fish, a ray; ~ tail.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14751 : Heo..and nomen tailes of rehȝen [Otho: rohȝe tayl] and hangede on his cape.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14764 : Þa þe rihȝen tailes hangede a þan clarkes Þa tailes heom comen on.
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.52 : Rygh in Sawse: Take Ryghȝes and make hem clene and do hem to seeþ.
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)97/7,9 : Seynt Austyn..þere prechede..þe paynemys þerfor..caste on him righe tailes..and..þe guttes of ryghe & of ffisshe.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)427 : Reyhhe, fysche: Ragadia.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)438 : Rowhe or reyhe, fysche: Ragadies.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)15196 : Byhynd hym on his cloþes þey henge Righe tailles on a strenge.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)11 : Ȝif it be on a fyssheday, take Haddok, Pyke, Tenche, Reȝge, Codlynd..an tempere wyth almaunde mylke.