Middle English Dictionary Entry
rī̆vāǧe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rī̆vāǧe n. |
| Etymology | OF; also cp. ML rīvāgium. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The coast of the sea, shore; also fig.; (b) a position on the water's edge; (c) arrival at a shore; purchasen ~, to arrive, land.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?c1300) Reinbrun (Auch)p.640 : In Aufrik þai riuede soune..Þe cite on þe riuage hii sye.
- c1350 Apoc.(1) in LuSE (Hrl 874)p.64 : By þe shippes ben bitokned þe prelates of þis werlde þat shulden beren oþere to þe ryuage of saluacioun.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.1615 : The lordes bothe and the comune The hihe festes of Neptune Upon the stronde at the rivage..Sollempneliche thei besihe.
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)84/17 : Þai come to þe Ryuage þere þat men shulde gon to þe mount, þat was al enclosede about wiþ water.
- c1400 St.Alex.(3) (LdMisc 622)47/592 : He gan to shippen atte Ryuage; wynde aroos wiþ wood rage.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)1328 : He comes..with his baronage To fyght with hem on this ryuage.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3664 : We ar men of diuerse lynage, Exiled of Spayne, comen by þys ryuage, ȝyf þat we any stede fond, On to reste.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)7672 : Knyghtes þat wolde wende for wages Wyþ Octa wenten to þe ryuages.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1032/3 : They com to a ryvage and founde the shippe whereof the tale spekith of tofore.
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)1843 : I gan to schypye at ryvage With pylgryms of fele langage.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)378 : Gawein made serche all the ryvages [F riuages] and take shippes, and assembled a grete navie.
b
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)6069 : Kyng Alisaunder and his baronage Herberewe taken, gode ryuage.
c
- a1500 Partenay (Trin-C R.3.17)2734 : Hys brother..At vavuent that day riuage gan purchas [F arriva].
- c1500 Melusine (Roy 18.B.2)114/21 : The patrons made theire recommendacions to god..that by hys benygne grace he wyl graunte to them good ryuage.