Middle English Dictionary Entry
būte-carl n.
Entry Info
Forms | būte-carl n. |
Etymology | Cp. OE būtse-carl (from ON) & ME busse ship. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A boatman.
Associated quotations
- (1195) Feet Fines Rich.I in Pipe R.Soc.2434 : Wuluardus Butekarl.
- (1259) Pat.R.Hen.III54 : Richard Buscecarl.