Middle English Dictionary Entry
rokke n.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | rokke n.(3) Also (early) roc. |
| Etymology | OE rocc |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A woman's upper garment, tunic.
Associated quotations
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)547/28 : Toral: roc.
- a1500 And a woman (RwlPoet 34)48 : And ȝyt sche do, þe lady good, With her rokkes gore Sche may spred all ynglonde -- Schyp, sayle, & eke ore.