Middle English Dictionary Entry
Caldẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | Caldẹ̄ n. Also caldei, caldea, calden, caldien, chalde(i, galde & caldi(e)n. |
| Etymology | L Chaldaea, Chaldaeus & OF Caldée, Caldien. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Chaldea; ~ lond, ~ reame; (b) a Chaldean; (c) a soothsayer, sorcerer; ~ clerk; (d) language of the Chaldean; prob. also, Aramaic.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)6866 : Kalldealandess follc.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7094 : Itt iss i Kalldealand.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Juliana (Bod 34)33/355 : Ich hit am þet makede nebugodonosor, þe kene king of caldey, makien þe maumez.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Jer.51.35 : The dwelleres of Calde [WB(2): Caldee; L Chaldææ].
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.781 : Bot of Caldee..Thei holde affermed the creance.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.2031 : Aristotle upon Chaldee Ensample..tauhte.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1316 : Such god, such gomes, such gay vesselles, Comen never out of kyth to Caldee reames.
- a1425(c1384) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Ezek.11.24 : The spirit..ledde me in to Caldea.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)5669 : Grece & Gascoyne I haue..Capidos & Calde.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)2.241 : Arphaxat, the fader of men of Caldea.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)207/31 : Hit was foundyn ywritte in oon stone, in langgage of galde.
b
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Is.13.19 : Babilon shal be..noble in pride of Chaldeis [WB(2): Caldeis].
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.241 : Arphaxath was fader of Caldeys.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.787 : Of the Caldeus lo, in this wise Stant the believe.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3691 : Hij seiȝen come..Caldens [LinI: Caldiens], Ebreus, and Crettens.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1774 : Daryus..Wyth mony a legioun..hatz spyed a space to spoyle Caldeez.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Gen.15.7 : I the Lord..out lad thee fro Vr of Caldeis.
- c1450(?c1400) 3 KCol.(1) (Cmb Ee.4.32)14/8 : Þe chaldeis [Roy: Caldees] and þe greekys..ȝaf hem mochel to astronomye.
- c1483(?a1450) OT in Caxton Gold.Leg.(Caxton)f.80vb : This peple [viz., of Israel] dwelled fyrst in Mesopotamye, and was of the progenye of the Caldees .. in the londe of Caldees.
c
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Dan.2.2 : The kyng comaundide that..witchis and enchauntours and Caldeis..shulden shewe to the kyng his sweuens.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Dan.2.10 : Eche dyuynour and witche and Caldey.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Dan.5.7 : Witches, or wijs men, Caldeis, and dyuynours by sterris.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1631 : Alle Calde clerkes han..fayled.
d
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.2658 : And many an other writere ek Out of Caldee, Arabe and Grek With gret labour the bokes wise Translateden.
- c1450(a1449) Lydg.SSecr.(Sln 2464)301 : [He] Gaff me this Charge..It to translate fro greek in to Chalde.
- c1450(?c1400) 3 KCol.(1) (Cmb Ee.4.32)10/25 : Þe same princeys..brouȝte with hem oute of ynde bokys wryte in hebrewe and Chaldee.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)2662 : He can al langagis Grew, Ebrewe, & latyne, Caldey, ffrenssh, & lombard.
- a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501)49/4 : Y..translatyd hit out of þe langage of grew yn to Calden, & out Calden to þe langage of arabye.