Middle English Dictionary Entry
spẹ̄der n.
Entry Info
| Forms | spẹ̄der n. Also (in surname) spedur. |
| Etymology | From spẹ̄den v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One who furthers or assists someone, a helper; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)4798 : He made him lord and her leder And prayed god be her speder.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)5/110 : To spill vs þu was oure spedar, For thow was oure lyghte and oure ledar.
b
- (1228) Lib.R.Hen.III.1 (PRO C 62)73 : Ithel Spedur.