Middle English Dictionary Entry
bǒu(e n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | bǒu(e n.(2) Also bowgh. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE bōg, Norw. Swed. bog, Du. boeg, LG būg. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The bow of a ship; (b) in name of ship.
Associated quotations
a
- (1409-11) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 137 : Hoke de ferro ad supportandum ancres o bowe.
- (1497) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 137 : Chaynes in the Bowgh of the seide Bote..Chaynes of yron in the Bowes of the seid Bote ij.
b
- (1342) Close R.Edw.III621 : [Ship called] La Swetebowe.