outlawe
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English ūtlaga; by surface analysis, out- + lawe.
Alternative forms
- owtlawe, utlawe
- ut-laȝe, ut-lage (Early Middle English)
- outelau, outlagh, out-lagh, utelau, utelaw (Northern)
- owte law (Promptorium Parvulorum), oltagh (Late Middle English, Ireland)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuːtˌlau̯(ə)/
Noun
outlawe (plural outlawes)
- An outlaw or exile; someone deemed outside the protection or jurisdiction of the law.
- (by extension) A criminal, thief, or wrongdoer.
- (rare) Exile, outlawing.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “ǒutlau(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
outlawe
- alternative form of outlawen