Middle English Dictionary Entry
cā̆der n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cā̆der n. Also caðer. |
| Etymology | Celt.; cp. Wel. cadair. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A cradle; ~ cloutes, baby clothes.
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)32/537,553 : Hwet þe cader [Tit: caðer] fulðen & bearmes umbe stunde?..His cader clutes.
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)102b : Beo ȝe ibunden inwið fowr large wahes, & he in a nearow cader [Nero: kader; Tit: cradel].
- ?c1225 Ancr.(Cleo C.6:Morton)82 fn. : Cader [Corp-C: Ha makeð..cradel to þe deofles bearn & rockeð hit].
- a1425 Siege Troy(1) (LinI 150)1973 : Þey slowe þe childre in þe cadir [vr. cradel].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)20690 : Her name for soth was gainnore, Nuriste in þe dukes chamber cadore.
Note: New form: Also cadore.
Note: Supplementary quot.
Note: [L In thalamo cadoris ducis educta].
Note: The list of variant spellings in the form section may be incomplete and / or may need revision to accord with standards of later volumes of the MED. (Note that caðer is early.)--notes per MLL