Middle English Dictionary Entry
signifer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | signifer n. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The zodiac.
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.1020 : Signifer his candels sheweth brighte.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.76 : Ascending upward ay fro spere to spere..Till that I come unto the circle clere Off Signifer, quhare fair, bryght, and schire, The signis schone.