middewyf (1375)

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middewyf (1375)

[ gdw]

  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  midwife n.  MED:  midwif n.  DMLBS:
middewyk  
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.f.

1occupationmidwife, woman who assists in childbirth
( 1375 )  Nous voulons et vous mandons que a nostre bien amé Elyot la middewyf de Leycestre facez bailler et delivrer par an deinz vostre balle pur son fuial deux charettes de boys  ii 321
( 1383 )  Et a la norice del dite fille de nostre doun illeoqes cynk marcs. Et a un middewyk nostre dite soere de nostre doun illeoqes vynt soldz  ii 258
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