Middle English Dictionary Entry
?bin-heie n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bin-heie n. Also bing(e-, big-. |
| Etymology | Cp. AL binhaia enclosure of arable land; -heie either from OE hege or OF haie enclosure. The word may be AF. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An enclosure, pen.
Associated quotations
- a1300-a1400(a1268) Bracton De Leg.(Woodbine)3.167 : Qualia sunt blada, prata, bingeheyes [vrr. bygheyes, byghes, binheys, binheyes, byngehet, byngheys, bingheres, byngeoy] sicut ad oves.