Middle English Dictionary Entry
beil(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | beil(e n. Also baill. |
| Etymology | Cp. WS bīgels arch, vault, & WS bȳgan, A gebēgan bend, curve. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A ring or bracelet; (b) the arched handle of a pot or the like; (c) a curved support for a roof or cover.
Associated quotations
a
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)4149 : My ryht hand arayid..Wyth a precyous beyl of gold hath he.
b
- (1463) Will Bury in Camd.4923 : A litell chafour with a beyl and a lyd of laton.
c
- (1406) Wardrobe Acc.Philippa in Archaeol.67181 : Ad cooperiendum j currum et wherl garnizandum in diversis partibus, tam infra quam extra, per baill.
- (1411-2) Rec.Norwich 258 : [For an iron] beyle [to the oven, weighing 12 lb. 2 s.].
- (1447) Doc.Manor in MP 3453 : In ij circulis ferri et le beyle dil stoppe fontis emendendo.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. bail.