Middle English Dictionary Entry
rōmer(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rōmer(e n. Also romour, rombere. |
| Etymology | From rōmen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A roamer, wanderer.
Associated quotations
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)10.105 : Riȝt so be romberis [vrr. romeris, romers, romours; renneris, walkers] þat rennen aboute Fro religioun to religioun, reccheles ben þei euere.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)4.120 : Til..religious romares [vr. Romeris; C: out-ryders] recordare in here cloistres, As seynt Benet hem bad, Bernarde and Fraunceys.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)10.306 : Ac now is religioun a ryder, a rowmer [vrr. Romere; rennere] bi stretes.