We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
ostelment (1321)

ostelment (1321)

hostellement,  hostelment  
  FEW:  hospitalis 4,493b Gdf:  hostelement 4,504a GdfC: TL: ostelement 6,1371 DEAF:  ostal (ostelement)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

The word, not listed in DMF, is somewhat problematic because of its formal similarity to ustilement. Ultimately, two of the three attestations (Actes privés and Reg Chich) may also be interpreted as ‘equipment, furnishings’, and, if so, belong to ustilement. However, the term ostelement, as belonging to the oste1 word family, is genuine too, even if only on the strength of the Gower citation.

s.

1lodgings, place to stay (for a guest)
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Il covient necessairement Q'enfern te donne hostellement, U ton corous ert infinit  GOWER Mirour 5123
archit.livestockstable, place to keep animals (?)
( 1321 )  le dit Johan Herberd dorreit un mees e la quarte partie d'une vergee de terre a tenir a son dit filz [...] ensemblement ové une jumante, un boef, une vache [...] vynt berbitz, ostelmentz, sicom est avant dit  Actes privés 207
2domestichousehold, domestic establishment (of a manor) (?)
( 1415 )  je devise a Margarete, ma treschiere compaigne, tut mon hostelment et necessaries d'ostiell, c'est a dire juelx, hanapes d'argent et vessell d'argent, naperie et toutes autres choses appurtenantz al sale et al chamber et al chapelle et a toutz autres mesons d'office deins le manoir de Barsham  Reg Chich iii 406.19

[gdw]

See also:

oste1  ostage2  ostel  ostelage  ostelein  osteler1  osteler2  ostelere  ostelerie  ostelet1  oster2  osterie  ostesse 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
ostelment