Middle English Dictionary Entry
spǒuser n.
Entry Info
| Forms | spǒuser n. Also spouseur. |
| Etymology | From spǒusen v.; cp. OF esposëor, esposeur. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A male spouse, bridegroom; also, a bride; -- used fig.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400 Apoc.(1) in LuSE (Roy 17.A.26)p.157 : Þe vois of þe spouser ne of þe spouse [Hrl 874: ne voice..of spouse ne of spouse ne shal neuermore ben herd þereinne].
- c1450(a1400) Orolog.Sap.(Dc 114)330/38 : O lorde godde, howe manye gode þinges here I spokene, souereynlye fayre and worþi spowseur!