Middle English Dictionary Entry
yēvestre n.
Entry Info
Forms | yēvestre n. Also (early) ȝefestre. |
Etymology | From yēven v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A woman who gives.
Associated quotations
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)29/11 : Mud gode mode…ða underðiddan leornestran heore ealdrum hyran scullan, forþam ‘þeo glæde ȝefestre [L datorem] God lufað.’