Middle English Dictionary Entry
simle n.
Entry Info
| Forms | simle n. Also (in surname) semil-. |
| Etymology | OF simle, simel, simile & L simila; also cp. MDu., MLG semel(e. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. simenel n.
1.
(a) A loaf or bun made of fine flour; (b) in surname.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Add.37075 Gloss (Add 37075)3/10a : Artocapus: simle.
b
- (1471) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms196 : Jasper Semylman, hatmaker.