Middle English Dictionary Entry
tīling(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | tīling(e ger. |
| Etymology | From tīlen v.; for sense (b) also cp. tīle n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The act of laying tiles; (b) tiles used for roofing or building; ~ pin, a peg used for attaching tiles.
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)494 : Tylynge, of howsys: Tegulacio, tegulatus.
b
- (1341) Sacrist R.Ely 2119 : Tiling pinnes.
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.159/582 : Item, paied for an c of latthes to þe tilynge for þe houses..viij d.
- (1441) Acc.Bk.Carpenter Co.6 : Item, payed for the wall pyning, dowbing, tyling, and rofe naylle, xiiij s. viij d.