Middle English Dictionary Entry
umbrel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | umbrel n. Also umbrelle, umbrol, umberel, (error) amerel. |
| Etymology | Prob. from AF umbrail, var. of OF ombrail, ombral; also cp. OF ombrel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. umbrai n., umbrari n., umbrere n.
1.
The visor of a helmet.
Associated quotations
- (1423) Will York in Sur.Soc.4574 : De xiij s. iiij d. receptis pro uno palet’ closs’, cum j umberell.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)70a/a : Umbraculum: umbrelle [Pep: a vmbrell; Hrl 1738: an umbrol; Cnt: an Amerell].
- 1437 in Meyrick Anc.Armor 2126 : Arma in primis v galee cum v umbrells et iiii ventells.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)220/26 : Than dressed hym sir Bors unto a sterne knyght and smote hym on the umbrell, that his necke braste.
- a1475 Lydg.TB (Dgb 230)3.1636 : Vmbrel [Aug: Vlixes…With his swerde so myȝtely gan race Þoruȝ þe vmbrere in-to Troylus face].