Middle English Dictionary Entry
bōter n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bōter n. |
| Etymology | From bōt n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A boatman.
Associated quotations
- (1168) in Pipe R.Soc.12203 : Ricardus Botere.
- (1235) Bk.of Fees1.434 : De ixa parte unius parvi feodi Rogeri le Botor.
- (1279) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms86 : Joh. Botere.
- (1301) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms86 : John. le Botere.
- (1321) Coroner R.in Sharpe Cal.Coron.R.Lond.41 : Gilbert de Haryngeseye, botere.
- (1336) Coroner R.in Sharpe Cal.Coron.R.Lond.172 : Walter atte Brome, botere.
- (1365) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms86 : Thom. Sherman and Joh. le Soutere, boteres.
- (1369) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms86 : Joh. Botere.