Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒverten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒverten v. |
| Etymology | From noun. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cover (sb. or sth.), cover up; coverted in blod.
Associated quotations
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)1.147 : A vyne..in stre or other thyng To couert here is holden husbondyng.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)1.385 : To couert hem with sumwhat whil they drie.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)11.474 : With a shete ycouertid clenly.
- c1475 Ipotis (Brm)p.41 : Crystes body ther yt stode Wos couuertyd yn hys owe blode [Tit: Was coueryd with his own blod].