Middle English Dictionary Entry
bēr-knight n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bēr-knight n. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cp. bere-man. A servant who carries to the table, waiter.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)19944 : Ælc of his birlen & of his bur - þæinen & his ber-cnihtes gold beren an honden.