Middle English Dictionary Entry
bōst(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | bōst(e adj. |
| Etymology | From bōst n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Boastful, arrogant.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.275 : He spak þise wordes boste [rime: oste].
- a1425 LChart.Chr.C (Roy 17.C.17)645/237 : To me þai spak with boste chere: 'þis cros to þe mounte þou sal bere!'
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)16b : A Bost:..Ampullosus [Monson: participium].