Middle English Dictionary Entry
sclā̆vīn(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sclā̆vīn(e n. Also sklavin(e, sclavein(e, sklaveine, sclavain(e, sclavēn(e, sklaven & slavin(e, slawin, slavein(e & (error) sclavevyne; pl. sclavins, etc. & slavennis, (error) sklaynes. |
| Etymology | OF esclavine, -inne, AF esclaveine, sclavine, slavine & ML sclavina. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A cloak, esp. a pilgrim's cloak or mantle; -- ult. of Slavic origin; (b) a ceremonial vestment; a cope, robe; (c) some other kind of garment.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300(?c1225) Horn (Cmb Gg.4.27)61/1054 : A palmere he þar mette..'We schulle chaungi wede..tak me þi sclauyne.'
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)419/61 : Þo cam þare a Man in o sclaueyn [Hrl: sclauyn], ase hit of a Camayle were.
- c1330(?a1300) Guy(2) (Auch)p.558 : Þemperour wald cloþe him in gold, Ac..he seyd he nold; His sclauain [Guy(4) vr. slaveyne] he axed anon.
- c1330(?c1300) Bevis (Auch)101/2066 : Beues..schrede þe palmer as a kniȝte, And ȝaf him is hors..For is bordon and is sklauin [vr. sklauen].
- ?1316 SMChron.(Roy 12.C.12)35 : Schep he heden..That beren wolle..Therof hy maden hem sclavyns, Ase palmers that beth paynyms.
- (1393) Acc.Exped.Der.in Camd.n.s.52230 : Item, pro j lecto et j sclaueyn emptis de Gilberto famulo patroni pro Henrico baptizato, ij duc. xxvij s.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)4b/a : Amphibalus: a sclauyn, a faldyng.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)4b/b : Ancibulus: a sklauyne.
- ?a1425(c1350) Apollonius (Dc 216)104 : Þe ffischere..ȝaf him half hys sclaueyne.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)9.2825 : He list..it reherse..as it was hym told Bi oon Bulgar clad in a slaueyn old.
- c1440(c1350) Octav.(1) (Thrn)99/603 : Fulle many went Clement agayne, A slavyne was his wede.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3474 : A renke in a rownde cloke..With scrippe ande with slawyn and skalopis inewe.
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)157/7 : A pylgrym ȝaf his slaveyn for to drynke myȝty wyne ynow.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)565/39 : Armilausa: A sclavayn.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)610/20 : Sclavina, est vestis peregrinorum: a Sclauayne.
- 1451-1500 Tundale (Wagner)420 : No man þat brygge myght pas, But a preste, þat a palmare was..And in a sclaven was he cladde.
- c1475(c1399) Mum & S.(1) (Cmb Ll.4.14)3.236 : His slaueyn was of þe olde schappe.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)115a : A Slavyn..birrus.
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)394 : Wyth þat res com a palmer old, In a sklaueyne.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)193/11 : The neighbowres come to mete, and the deuel also in likkenes of a palmer i-cloþed in a sclauayn.
- a1500(1439) Lydg.Sts.AA (Lnsd 699)1808 : A symple sclaveyn, to-torn & thredbare, Off Amphibal a ful old garlement [read: garnement], This noble prince Albon list nat spar To cast vpon.
b
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)12a/a : Caracallu[m]..sclauin or a kope.
- (1449) Metham AC (Gar 141)705 : He lete opyn the dorys, commaundyng the prestys alle Them to aray in ther slauennys in hye.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1925 : Þen of skire porpure A side slauyn him sewe, & send him to his modire.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)570/34 : Caracalla: a sclavayn or a cope.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)115a : A Slavyn..Carocalla, Carocallum.
c
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)458 : Slaveyne, garment: Saraballum, sarrabarrum.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)115a : A Slavyn..Melota, Sarabarra.
- ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale (Lndsb)773/26 : Sarabarda: a sclavene.
2.
(a) An inhabitant of some Slavic territory; (b) a Slavic territory.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Parton.(1) (UC C.188)8779 : Wyth hym they of Denmarch That grete werre heeld in the March On Sklaueyns [vr. sklaynes], that perlous men bene.
b
- a1475(1450) Scrope DSP (Bod 943)262/11 : Sigonce was prisoner in sclauene [vr. sclavevyne; F prisonnier esclaue].
3.
In surnames.
Associated quotations
- (1177) in Pipe R.Soc.26138 : Rogerus Sclauin.
- (c1272) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)1.142 : William Sclavine.
- (1284-5) Feudal Aids 4282 : Willelmus Sclavine.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1475(c1450) ?Scrope Mirror World (Bod 283)758 : He comme to his fadir and askyd hym a slavaine.
Note: Ed. gloss: 'a garment or covering of coarse light woolen or cotton cloth .. also used as a horse blanket.' = bultel or stamin. Not found in MED with precisely this sense.
Note: Additional quote(s) for sense 1.(c).