Middle English Dictionary Entry
dennen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | dennen v. |
| Etymology | From den n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To seek shelter; -- refl.; (b) denned, sheltered or lodged; (c) to reside.
Associated quotations
a
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)23 : He dennede him in ðat defte meiden, Marie bi name, ðe him bar to manne frame.
b
- a1250 Wooing Lord (Tit D.18)277 : Poure þu wunden was..i clutes and caldeliche dennet in a beastes cribbe.
c
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)51 : Care ful colde..to me caȝt; A deuely dele in my hert denned [rime: spenned, kenned], Þaȝ resoun sette myseluen saȝt.