Middle English Dictionary Entry
chestre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | chestre n. Also (early) ceastre. |
| Etymology | OE ceaster, cæster (from L castra). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A city, town; for place names see Smith PNElem. 1.84:
Associated quotations
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)118/24 : Drihten sylf is þare ceastre & þæs æþeles tempelhus.
- c1175(?OE) HRood (Bod 343)14/12 : He bicom to þare ceastre þe he seolf on iboren wæs.
- a1200(OE) Hat.Gosp.(Hat 38)Mat.2.23 : He com þa & eardode on þare chestre þe is genemned nazareth.
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)550/3 : Ciuitas: chestre.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)1808 : Till Nazaræþess chesstre.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)8479 : Þatt chesstre þatt te Laferrd Crist Comm till forr þær to biggenn.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)11348 : Inntill þatt hallȝhe chesstre.