Middle English Dictionary Entry
sunegī̆ld n.
Entry Info
Forms | sunegī̆ld n. Also sunegilt. |
Etymology | From sinnen v. & -ī̆ld suf. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A female sinner.
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)38/650 : Þe eadi sunegilt [Tit: sunegild] Marie magdaleine wið bittre wopes bireowseð hare gultes.