Middle English Dictionary Entry
sacre n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | sacre n.(1) Also sagre. |
| Etymology | OF sacre, sagre; ult. Ar. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. sacret n.
1.
A saker falcon (Falco cherrug, Falco sacer), esp. the female.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)157/9 : The grete Chane..hath of certeyn men..þat kepen bryddes as Ostrycches, Gerfacouns, Sparehaukes, faukons gentyls, Lanyeres, sacres [Man.(2): sagres; F sacrez], sacrettes, Popyngayes wel spekynge and briddes syngynge.
- a1450 Parton.(1) (UC C.188)2211 : I shall you teche were ye shall fynde Sacres [vr. Sacrys], laners, Tercelles many.