Middle English Dictionary Entry
Teutonī(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | Teutonī(e adj. |
| Etymology | From L Teutonī n.pl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Germanic.
Associated quotations
- (1440) Capgr.St.Norb.(Hnt HM 55)80 : This mannys name Norbert thoo þei called Of Teutonye nacioun..Whech word made me of stody al apalled; For whethir it is a cyte weel iwalled, Or ellis a cuntre, auctouris touch him nowt. But aftirward..I supposed þan þis cuntre stant in Germayne, Because þis man..Was sumtyme dwelling in þe cite of Colayne.
- (1440) Capgr.St.Norb.(Hnt HM 55)1080 : First þe maydin in Latyn al þis book spak..and ȝet aftir this In hir owne langage, in Teutony tunge, Opened sche þese words witȝouten mys.