Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒm-māre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒm-māre n. |
| Etymology | OF com-mere (from L *com-māter) godmother; see cummer in OD. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A godparent.
Associated quotations
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)9865 : Þou man or womman, be nat so wylde To holde to þe bysshope þyn owne chylde; For ȝyf þou do, þou art commare To hym þat hyt gat or bare [rime!].