Middle English Dictionary Entry
bōl-ax(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bōl-ax(e n. Also (Orm.) bul-ax & bole ax. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI bol-öx. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. bōle n. tree trunk.
1.
(a) An ax for cutting or splitting wood; (b) a poleax.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)9935 : Nuȝȝu wass bulaxe sett Rihht to þe treowwess rote.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)9948-56 : Hiss mennisscnesse tacnedd iss Þurrh þatt bulaxess hellfe..Cristess Goddcunndnessess mahht..iss bitacnedd..Þurrh þatt bulaxess irenn.
- a1333 Gloss.Bibbesw.(Add 46919)687 : Bolax [vr. bulax; glossing:] coing.
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)517 : Coyne, cune et terrere: Bolax, wegge, wymbul.
b
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)1023 : Clement..hys armes..Þer yn of seluer bole axys fyue.
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)1039 : Two bole axys grete and longe In hys former arsun wer yhonge With cheynys.