Middle English Dictionary Entry
barnẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | barnẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | OF barné |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A body of retainers or warriors; (b) a body of nobles or peers.
Associated quotations
a
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)1373 : For aled þow hast muche debate to-ward þys barnee [rime: be].
b
- a1500 Alex.-Cassamus (Cmb Ff.1.6)225 : Wan the kyng hath asked al is barone [rime: fre] Wat that hym list.