Middle English Dictionary Entry
sā̆l(e n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | sā̆l(e n.(1) Also (N) sail(le. |
| Etymology | OE sæl, pl. salu & OF sale; also cp. ON (cp. OI salr) & ML sala. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The main hall of a palace, castle, or mansion; also, a heavenly hall; in ~; (b) the persons present in the hall; (c) a room, chamber; a dwelling; (d) a tent; (e) used fig.; (f) ?a set of hangings for a hall; ?a canopy [cp. ciel n.]; (g) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.96].
Associated quotations
a
- c1300(?c1225) Horn (Cmb Gg.4.27)1107 : Rymenhild Ros of benche Wyn for to schenche, After mete in sale.
- c1330(?a1300) Guy(2) (Auch)p.414 : He ȝede ouer alle bi doun & dale To eueri court & kinges sale.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)107 : Þyse ilk renkez..Schul never sitte in my sale my soper to fele.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)197 : Such a fole vpon folde, ne freke þat hym rydes, Watz neuer sene in þat sale wyth syȝt er þat tyme.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)2188 : Then was the kyng bothe wan and pale And sat doun stille In the sale.
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)339 : The kynge was sett to þe supere and seruede in sale [vr. halle].
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)323/87 : Resayue in ȝour sall þer sawes þat I saie you, Late bryng hym to barre, and at his berde sall we baye.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1183 : Þan takis þe bischop þe breue & buȝes to a chambre..& redis it ouire, Gase him doun be degrece a-gayne to þe sale..& þam his sware ȝeldis.
- c1450 Whanne marye was greet (Lamb 853)502 : He helpe us in alle at heuene ȝate, Wiþ seintis to sitte þere in sale!
- a1475 Bk.Courtesy (Sln 1986)44 : Spare brede or wyne, drynke or ale, To thy messe of kochyn be sett in sale.
- c1450(c1400) Emare (Clg A.2)62 : Abro tawȝte þys mayden smalle, Nortur þat men vseden in sale.
- a1500(a1450) St.Robt.Knares.(Eg 3143)767 : Than sayd the kyng semly in saylle Vnto þis man spirituaylle, [etc.].
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)286/229 : We haue soght to thy sayll no sayng to sesse, Bot certyfie sone.
b
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1417 : So watz served fele syþe þe sale alle aboute.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)82 : He saluȝed the souerayne & the sale aftyr.
c
- a1225(c1200) Vices & V.(1) (Stw 34)149/12 : Hit seið in Vitas patrum ðat at sume sal waren ðe hali faderes to-gedere igadered.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)7948 : Thei were comen out of her hales, And thei of Troye out of here sales.
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)59 : In Parys was yfeld ech a sale Into all þe toun.
d
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)17900 : Now haue thei lefft alle her tales And the kynges gon to her sales.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4016 : Þan sett he sales vp of silke & sacrifece makis.
- a1500(?c1400) Song Roland (Lnsd 388)200 : Whils this tale was told in the sale, vnto Roulond then went the princis xij.
e
- a1425(a1396) Maidstone PPs. (Wht)816 : Therfore, Ihesu, thou louely lord, Þere I am roten, rubbe of þe rust Or I be brouȝt to schippis bord To sayle in-to þe sale [vr. dale] of dust.
- a1450 As I went þrow (Sln 2593)p.55 : Che curid that lovely in here sale, Che hyld that hyndin in here rest, With trewe tunge che teld the tale, For verbum caro factum est.
f
- (1414) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.3 : Item, [one] sale [of red and black] tapicerye..[one] sale steyned, [40 s.].
g
- (1155-65) EPNSoc.5 (North Riding Yks.)158 : Uppesale.
- (1185-95) EPNSoc.5 (North Riding Yks.)200 : Uppesale.
- (1277) in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames176 : Hugh de la Sale.
- (1284) EPNSoc.5 (North Riding Yks.)158 : Uppesale.
- (1443) EPNSoc.5 (North Riding Yks.)158 : Upsall.