Middle English Dictionary Entry
skleir(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | skleir(e n. Also sklere, sklaire, s(c)leire, s(c)laire, slire. |
| Etymology | Prob. from MLG sleyer, var. of sloi(g)er; cp. G Schleier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A veil, headdress; also, a cloak or an overgarment [last quot.]; ?also, an ornament for the head [quot.: a1425, 1st]; (b) ?as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1390 Disp.GM & Devil (Vrn)280 : Þis wymmen..muchel haunteþ pride Wiþ hornes on heore hed..Wiþ selk scleyres I-set aboue.
- c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1) (Trin-C R.3.14)7.7 : 'Þis were a long lettyng,' quaþ a lady in a scleire [vrr. skleir, sklere, sklaire, sleyre, slyre; Z: sclayre].
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)11a/a : Calamistrum: a skleyr [Pep: Slayre].
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)65a/a : Teristrum: a roket, or a mantel, or scleyre.
b
- (1291-2) Feet Fines Sus.in Sus.RS 7158 : Johes. de la Sleyre.