Middle English Dictionary Entry
clā̆k(k)e n.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | clā̆k(k)e n.(2) |
Etymology | From clā̆k(k)en v.(2); also cp. OI klak. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Outcry, clamor; (b) the clapper of a mill.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)344/211 : Ther quenes vs comeres with þer clakke [rime: sake, make, lake].
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)79 : Clappe, or clakke of a mylle: Taratantara, batillus.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)615/22 : Taratantara..est..instrumentum cujus percussione granum defluit inter molas molendini: a clacke.
- a1500 Hrl.1002 Gloss.(Hrl 1002)627 : Batillum: clakke.