Middle English Dictionary Entry
bavein n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bavein n. |
| Etymology | Cp. EMnE bavin; prob. Ir. baban, -ain tuft, tassel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A bundle of brushwood.
Associated quotations
- (1315) *Mun.Westminster No.337 [OD col.] : Duo millia de fagetis de melioribus vocatis Baueyn.
- (1353) *Pipe Roll (PRO) 32 Edw.III m.36/1 dorso [OD col.] : De vj Mill'. cc de Talwode MlD CCC j quart. de baueyn' receptis de exitibus lopp' quercuum predictarum.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (1337) *Acc.R.Gt.Amwell ()10 Edw. 3 : [sale of] baveyn ; [4 men hired:] ad reparand Le Dam.
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