Middle English Dictionary Entry
wed-man n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wed-man n. |
| Etymology | From either wed (var. p.ppl. of wedden v.) or wed n. & man n.; cp. weddede men (s.v. wedden v. 1b.(f)). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A married man; pl. married men; also, married persons, spouses [quot. a1500, 1st].
Associated quotations
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)25/19 : Genulphus…was a wed man & he was a holie man.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)362/2 : A yong wed man…þurgh consell of ane olde wyse man…closid his wyfe in a hye chawmer þat had no dure butt one, and a wyndow.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)35/400 : Me thynk my hert ryfis both levyr and long, To se sich stryfis wedmen emong.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)118/65 : Bot as far as I ken or yit as I go, we sely wedmen dre mekyll wo.
- ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale (Lndsb)806/22 : Sponsus: wedman.