Middle English Dictionary Entry
bǒmbard n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bǒmbard n. Also bumbard. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A piece of siege ordnance used to propel heavy stone balls; a bombard.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.1312 : For thouh your strengthes so assurid be, That noon engyn may therto atteyne, Gunne nor bumbard.
- c1453(c1437) Brut-1436 (Hrl 53)579/2 : ij othir grete gunnes of Iron callet bumbardes.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)2854 : The canonys, the bumbard, & the gunne, Thei bloweth out the voys & stonys grete.
- (1467) Paston (Gairdner)4.266 : Yelvertons kapteyns..ryd and go dayly..in the contre..with bombardys and kanonys and chafeveleyns.
2.
A double-reed wind instrument, the bass shawm.
Associated quotations
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.2482 : It thoghte as al the hevene cride In such acord and such a soun Of bombard and of clarion, With Cornemuse and Schallemele.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)14303 : Bombardys and cornemusys, Thys ffloutys ek..And thys shallys loude crye.