Middle English Dictionary Entry
terrestre adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | terrestre adj. Also terreste(r, terestre. |
| Etymology | OF terrestre, AF terestre; the form terreste may be by analogy with ME celest(e adj. or from OF terrestīen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Terrestrial, earthly; of the earth, earthy; (b) paradise ~, the Garden of Eden; also fig.; (c) paradise ~, the dwelling place of the righteous dead or translated pending the Last Judgment, limbus patrum; (d) ivi ~, ground ivy.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)148/652 : Becaus of admixtyoun of partys þat are terrestre (erthyssh) with oþer partys þat are aquous (wateryssh) is þe blakhede or ellys þe blahed caused.
- c1429 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)1127 : The thre..water drew vpp out of a cisterne terrestre; The thre kinges toke water of grace of the bottellere celestre.
- c1475(c1447) Epitaph Duke Glo.(Hrl 2251)39 : Take thyn ymage and with thy aungels dresse..Turnyng from the terestre vale, the contrey of derknesse, And have mercy on hym buryed in this sepulture.
b
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)50/28 : He yernþ to þe þrote, ase þe wolf to þe ssepe him uor to astrangli, ase he dede to euen, and to Adam, in paradys terestre.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)221/28 : Hit is a stat of greate autorite, uor god hit made ine paradis terestre ine þe stat of clennesse.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch.(Manly-Rickert)E.1332 : Wyf is mannes help and his confort, His paradys terrestre [vrr. terestre, terreste] and his disport.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)6401 : Ouer þat londe nys bot desert, To Paradys terrestre, cert.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)27/30 : The ryuere..clept Nyle..cometh out of Paradys terrestre.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)118/16 : He rydez in a chariot with foure whelez; and þerapon es a chaumbre made of a tree þat men callez lignum aloes, þe whilk commez oute of Paradys terrestre.
- c1450(c1405) Mum & S.(2) (Add 41666)1227 : There feoffed hym his fadre..And put hym in possession in paradise terrestre Yn Adam oure auncetre.
- c1450(c1415) Roy.Serm.(Roy 18.B.23)319/15 : A gret clerke telleþ..þat Paradise terrester is sett so hie þat what tyme þe grett flowde of Noe destrowed þe gret partie of þe world, it myght not com to þe walles of Paradice.
- c1470 Bible F.(Cleve-W q091.92-C468)44/15 : Aftir that sette God Adam and Eve and..they disobeide his commaundement..in paradise terrestre, which is fulle of alle delitis and of goode sauours.
- c1475 3 Consid.(UC 85)196 : As soone as God had..fourmed Adam and Eve and..they disobeide his commaundement..he put theyme from paradise terrestre and theyme condempnyd by justise to spirituell deeth and bodily.
c
- c1430(a1410) Love Mirror (Brsn e.9)2863 : Takynge out of paradys terestre the holy fadres and alle othere blessed soules..he came to his disciples.
- c1450 Wycl.Elucid.(Cmb Ii.6.26)23 : Paradijs terestre [StJ-C: 'where dwellide he fourty dayes aftir his resureccioun, or he steiȝe up to heuene?' þe maistir answeriþ, 'In erþely paradijs..wiþ hely & ennok & wiþ hem þat wiþ him arisen up'].
d
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)1/4 : Take þe rote of wormode & yven terrestre, ache & wax..& stampe þam to-gedir.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)2/8 : Take sauyn, wormod..yven terrestre..& boyle þam wele with a handfull of salte.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 Abbrev.Elucid.(Pen 12)38/5 : Ther is no þing may tewche erthe but hit be erthely hitsylf, and angelis and all spiritis haue noþer flesche ne boon, nor noþing that is corporat terrestre.
Note: This example, combining what are normally two adjectives corporat terrestre, is taken here as an adjective corporat, 'embodied,' etc., modified by a post-posited adjective used adverbially, perhaps "embodied with earth" or something similar. The first adjective may, of course be used substantively ('something embodied'), modified again by a post-posited adjective ('a thing embodied in earth').