Middle English Dictionary Entry
cæppe n.
Entry Info
Forms | cæppe n. Also keppe. |
Etymology | Blend of ON (cp. OI kappi) and OE cempa. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Warrior.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12517 : Neoren eower ælderen aðelene cæppen [Otho: cnihtes]?
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)19949 : Nefde he neuere nænne coc þat he nes keppe [Otho: kempe] swide [!] god.