Middle English Dictionary Entry
carō̆le n.
Entry Info
| Forms | carō̆le n. Also carrol, caroul(le, caral(le, carelle, charol. |
| Etymology | OF carole, charole. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A kind of round dance accompanied by singing; a group of people dancing and singing in a circle; (b) a song used by carolers; a song; (c) a religious poem or song; a psalm; (d) in ~ wise, in the manner of a carole.
Associated quotations
a
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)1218 : Þe menestraus eode aboute, & kniȝtes & swaines In karole gret route.
- a1350 Dream Bk.(1) (Hrl 2253)209 : Caroles make & condles lyhte, þat is ioie & murþe bryhte.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)1714 : Damisels carols ledeþ.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)71/18 : Oure blisse is ywent into wop, oure karoles into zorȝe.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1931 : In the temple of Venus maystow se..Festes, instrumentz, caroles, daunces.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.123 : He saw a mayden..daunsynge in a carroll [L in chorea] among oþer maydouns.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.3146 : And every lif which coude singe Of lusti wommen in the route A freissh carole hath sunge aboute.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)9000 : Karolles to synge and rede rymys, Noght yn none holy stedes.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)7601 : O þair karol [Göt: dauncing] suilk was þe sang.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)744 : This folk..Upon a karole wenten thoo.
- c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW (Benson-Robinson)687 : Ye nere out of myn hertes remembraunce, For wele or woo, for carole, or for daunce.
- ?a1440 Hortus (Brist-U)263 : Chorea e a carolle or daunce or son[g].
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)61/14 : Aftre soper they hade carralles, daunces, and songys.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)68b : A Karall: Chorea, Chorus.
- a1500(a1400) Cleges (Adv 19.1.11)103 : Many carellys [Ashm: carrals] and gret davnsyng.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)113/17 : Thow hast þyn armes sprad on brode ledyng carallys.
b
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.2708,2730 : He can carolles make, Rondeal, balade, and virelai..I have ofte assaied..forto peinte Caroles with my wordes qweinte.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)9052 : Þys ys þe karolle þat Grysly wroght; Þys songe sunge þey yn þe chercheȝerd.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)62 : Caral, songe: Palinodium.
- a1450 St.Editha (Fst B.3)4270 : Þey dauncedone alle a ȝere & also a caroulle songe.
- ?c1450 Trivet Constance (Harv Eng.938)p.236 : The Maydenys made songes [F chaunsounez] of Quene Constaunce, And euermore thorowgh the londe they songe Carolles [F chauntoyent] of here.
- a1475(?1445) ?Lydg.Cal.(Rwl B.408)356 : Graunt us for to be with Thomas of ynde, A curyous caral þis Crystemasse As to syng nowel when þat we hens passe.
c
- (c1426) Audelay Poems (Dc 302)175/118 : I pray ȝoue al pur charyte Redis þis carol reuerently.
- (c1426) Audelay Poems (Dc 302)212/33 : Þis caral I made with gret doloure; Passio Christi conforta me.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)62 : Synge carowlys: Psalmodio.
d
- c1430(c1395) Chaucer LGW Prol.(2) (Benson-Robinson)201 : After that they wenten in compas, Daunsynge aboute this flour an esy pas, And songen, as it were in carole-wyse, This balade.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)5245 : In karol wise I saugh hem goon.
2.
(a) Something circular, a ring of muscles and ligaments; (b) a ring of stones; esp., Stonehenge; geauntes ~; (c) ?a chain or braid.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)13a/b : Þe musculez, tenontez, & ligamentz standeþ in þe circuite of þe nekke, making a charol [*Ch.(2): a rowndenesse].
b
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)8872,8902 : De asportacione lapidum de Stonhenges..þys Bretons..þe carole of þe stones byhel [vr. beheld]..He had gon alle aboute, Wyþynne þe carole & wyþoute.
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.117 : Within the Giauntes carole, that so then hight, The stone hengles that nowe so named been..prelates & dukes..there were seen.
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.121 : He dyed, and went to blisse for aye, In the carole, besyde his brother dere.
c
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)2885 : Scho putte ilke resche in other, And made a karole..The ton hende touched to grounde, And the othir scho helde on heygh.
3.
(a) A stall for study or writing; also, a writing table; (b) a device used in making candles; ?a round table.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1300 Gloss.Neckam (Tit D.20)116 : Pluteum: carole.
- (1419-20) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.99228 : Et in soluc. facta pro karolles in claustro, 10 s.
- (1421-2) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.100303 : In construccione unius caroll in claustro 13 s. 4 d.
- (1432) Visit.Flemyng & Gray110 : Iniunximus preterea vobis priori vt..sedilia in claustro vestro, anglice carales..fieri faceretis.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)68b : A Karall or a wryting burde: pluteus.
b
- (1455-6) Will York in Sur.Soc.30201 : Nicholao Danby chandiller illas duas hersias cum le karoll ad artificium de chandiller craft.