Middle English Dictionary Entry
beode n.
Entry Info
| Forms | beode n. Also biede. |
| Etymology | OE bēod |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A table; setten ~, to set up (one's) table, to eat.
Associated quotations
- a1225 PMor.(Eg 613(2))262 : End te his aȝen nolde ȝiuen, þer he iseh þe neode [Trin-C: niede], ne nolde ihuren godes sande, þer he sette his beode [Trin-C: þan he sat at his biede; Jes-O: borde].