Middle English Dictionary Entry
dāten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | dāten v. Ppl. dāte, dāted, dātat. |
| Etymology | Cp. dāte (2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To make or sign (a document); (b) to date (events); (c) ~ time (yer), to fix or give the date (of an event).
Associated quotations
a
- [ (1389) EEWills2/24 : Datum Londonie Die & anno Domini supradictis. ]
- [ (1426) EEWills76/29 : Yeuen atte London þe day and þe ȝere aboue seid. ]
- (1428) EEWills79/27 : Date at London the day and the yer aforesaid.
- (1433) EEWills94/6 : Dated ȝere & day aboveseyd.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)147/25 : These beyng wytnys & Date & doyng at Glowcetur the nexte tywysday.
b
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)203 : Hou þai datide þat time hor thing, er Crist in erthe light adoun.
c
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)prol.349 : Of her dethe he dateth nat the ȝere.
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)3588 : Thus endet Heroud..but what tyme and also ȝer, her-after anone ȝe schun see datat the tyme fulle enter.