Middle English Dictionary Entry
berw-hā̆m n.
Entry Info
| Forms | berw-hā̆m n. Also bereu-, ber(o)u-, berg-, barg-, bery-, berhom, barwame. |
| Etymology | Cp. berwen & hām(e (2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A horse collar.
Associated quotations
- a1325 Gloss.Bibbesw.(Arun 220)168 : Les cous de chivaus portunt esteles, Coleres de quyr: beru hames [vrr. berouhame, bereuham flockes].
- c1400 Gloss.Bibbesw.(Hrl 490)883 : Beryhams [vr. berghames].
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)33 : Berwham [Win: Berewham], horsys colere: Epiphium..collare equi.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)9a : A Barwame [Monson: Bargham]: Epiphium.
- ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale (Lndsb)811/35 : Hec epicia: a berhom.