Middle English Dictionary Entry
stampe n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | stampe n.(1) Also (in names) stompe. |
| Etymology | Prob. from stank n.; cp. AL stamnum, var. of L stagnum. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. stagne n.
1.
(a) In cpd.: water ~, a pond; (b) ?in surnames and place names.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.288 : Sir James of Beauchamp, wonded & may not stand, In a water stampe he was dronkled fleand.
b
- (?1387) Cart.Oseney in OHS 91179 : Ioh. Stompe.
- (1392) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)6.6 : [She did waste to the value of 1/2 mark in a bond tenement called] Stompes [by letting the buildings fall down for want of repair].
- (1424) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames331 : Thomas Stampe.
- (1455) Doc.in HMC Rep.14 App.816 : [A stone wall..called] le Stamp; [a causeway called] Stampcause.