Middle English Dictionary Entry
Rōmā̆nīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | Rōmā̆nīe n. Also romani & romainẹ̄, romainge, romaigne. |
| Etymology | OF romanie & L Rōmānia; some or all forms in -ai- perh. = ME Rōmain adj. as n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Rome; the Roman Empire.
Associated quotations
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)93/1959 : In al Poile ne Romanye Ne is so mochel tresorie.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)22245 : Þis tidd noght yeitt o romani [Frf: romaine; Göt: romanie; Trin-C: romaynge]..þof it struid es grete parti.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)22319 : He sal haue mikel lauerdhede Of romanie [Frf: rome] and al þe impire.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)15.559 : Many man for crystes loue was martired in Romanye [vrr. in Romayne, in Romaigne; in grete roome, amonges romaynes] Er any crystendome wos knowe þere or any crosse honoured.