Middle English Dictionary Entry
adama(u)ntīn adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | adama(u)ntīn adj. |
| Etymology | L adamantīnus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of adamant, adamantine; -- ?also as noun [quot.HMaid].
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)32/546 : Ha is heardre iheortet þen adamantines stan & mare amead, ȝef ha mei, þen is meadschipe seolf.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Jer.17.1 : The synne of Jude writen is with an irene pointel, in an adamantyne nail, grauen out vp on the brede of ther herte.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) Pref.Jer.(Corp-O 4)p.70 : He seeth..the Lord stondynge vpon the dawbed wal and the adamauntyn.