Middle English Dictionary Entry
Windsọ̄re n.
Entry Info
| Forms | Windsọ̄re n. Also windesor(e, (in place names) winsore, windles(h)or(e, windlesora(n, windlessores, windlesour(e, windleshouere, windlesofra, windlesovere, windlehor, winleshore, windelsore, windelshora, windelesor(e, windelisore. |
| Etymology | OE Windles-ōra, LOE (in names) Windeles-ōr, Windes-ōre; related to ME wī̆ndel n.(4). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) In comb.: ~ heraud, an office or officer of the town or castle of Windsor in Berkshire;
(b) in surname and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.268].
Associated quotations
a
- a1600(1472) Rec.Bluemantle (Jul C.6)384 : Marche King of Armes, Wyndesore herralde [vr. Windesore Heraulde].
b
- (1109-20) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windleshora.
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1110 : On þisum geare heold se cyng Henri his hired to Cristes mæssan æt West mynstre…& to Pentecosten forman siþe his hired on þam niwan Windlesoran heold.
- a1126 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1126 : Kyng Heanri…brohte mid him þone eorl Waleram & Hugo, Gerueises sunu, & þone eorl he sende to Brigge on heftnunge…& Hugo to Windlesofra, & let hine don on harde bande.
- (1130) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames386 : Reginald de Windesor’.
- a1131 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1227 : Ðis gear heald se kyng Heanri his hird æt Cristes mæsse on Windlesoure.
- (1139) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Wyndleshor’.
- (1158) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windelshora.
- (1194) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windlessores.
- (1202) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.) ()262 : Winlesore.
- (1218-19) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windelesor’.
- (1222) in Coates PNHmp.()178 : Windlesore.
- (1236) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.) ()262 : Windlesor.
- (c1240) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windleshor’.
- (1248) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windleshouere.
- (a1265) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()26 : Windlesour.
- (1272) in Coates PNHmp.178 : Windlesovere.
- (a1300) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.)263 : Wyndlehor.
- (a1300) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()27 : Winleshore.
- (a1300) EPNSoc.49 (Brks.) ()27 : Windleshore.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)7012 : Seint edward held at windelsore [B vrr. Wyndelysore, Wyndsore] a uair feste.
- ?c1400(?a1376) PPl.Z (Bod 851)6.77 : Alle the wryghtus at Wyndelesore couthe wirche such an othur.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)1250 : All hadde he be…The lordis sone of wyndesore.
- (1442) Let.Bekynton in RS 56.2181 : Yeven under our Signet of Th’egle at our Castel of Windesore the xxiij day of Juyn.
- (1500) EPNSoc.8 (Dev.) ()262 : Wynsore.