Middle English Dictionary Entry
cainard n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cainard n. Also keynard, cauenard, canyarde, canȝarde. |
| Etymology | Prob. AF; cp. 16th-cent. F cagnard. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A sluggard, a slob.
Associated quotations
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)2389 : Hede, cauenard! What dos þu here at þis paþe?
- a1350 Mon in þe mone (Hrl 2253)20 : Þis crokede caynard, sore he is adred.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB.(Manly-Rickert)D.235 : Sire, olde kaynard [vr. keynard], is this thyn array?
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)8299 : A kaynard and a olde folte, Þat þryfte haþ loste and boghte a bolte.
- c1400 NHom.in NM 73 (Min-U Z.822.N.81)p.197 : Canȝarde.
- ?a1450 NHom.in NM 73 (Hnt HM 129)p.197 : Canyarde.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: McIntosh glosses his examples from NHom. as 'term of abuse; ?scoundrel.'