Middle English Dictionary Entry
scọ̄te n.
Entry Info
| Forms | scọ̄te n. Also shote; pl. scotes, scodes, skoutes, shotes. |
| Etymology | AF escote sail-line & MLG schōte sail-rope. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. A sheet.
Associated quotations
- (1336) *Acc.Exch.K.R.19/31.m.4 [OD col.] : In xv petris cordis de canabo..pro duobus scodes inde faciendis.
- (1342-3) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 391 : iiijor skoutes.
- (1378-81) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 394 : j lyftyng, ij stetynges, j loller, j peintour, j shote, iij cathen.
- (1394) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 391 : [Two] scotes [weighing 348 lbs.].
- (1405-10) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 392 : v hausers, ij Shotes, iiij Ropetes.