Middle English Dictionary Entry
air(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | air(e n. Also eire. |
| Etymology | OF aire (from L ager). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
a
- a1475 Hrl.Bk.Hawking (Hrl 2340:Halliwell)298 : Who so taketh an hawke fro his eyre, hym behovith to do esely, bryngyng hem in all thyng, kepyng hem fro colde.
b
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)313 : An hauke of noble air.
- c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)46 : Many fawcouns and faire, Hawkis of nobill ayere [Cmb: eyre], On his perke gun repayre.