Middle English Dictionary Entry
bǒuet n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bǒuet n. |
| Etymology | ML boëta; also OF bouette, vr. of boiste. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A lantern; (b) ?a small box.
Associated quotations
a
- (1421) Will York in Sur.Soc.4564 : Pro j bowet, alias lantern, de arg., pond. x unc.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)46 : Bowett, or lanterne: Lucerna, lanterna.
b
- a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale (Roy 17.C.17:Way)46 fn. : Ventifuga: bowyt.