Middle English Dictionary Entry
sembling(e ger.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | sembling(e ger.(1) |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Gathering together of people; a friendly meeting; haven in ~, to have (people) in one's army or retinue; maken ~ of, assemble (an army); (b) a hostile encounter, battle; ~ togeder.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1018 : Þider komen..Chaunpiouns and starke laddes, Bondemen..Þere was sembling i-now!
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)452 : Semlynge, or metynge to-geder: Concursus.
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)661 : Þe kynge commandis þe pese..Was dighte there thiere semblynge.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)16386 : Thanne bethowhte hym..þe kyng that but lytel peple he ne hadde in Semblyng.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)4802 : Phylysteyns mad grett semblyng on ylka syde Of pepyll.
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)452 : Semlynge [Win: Seemelynge] togedere yn warre: Congressio.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)769 : Þe same day at was sett þe sembling of bathe, Aithire with a firs flote in þe fild metis.