Middle English Dictionary Entry
dereine n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dereine n. Also derene, derine & disraine. |
| Etymology | OF deraisne, deresne & desraisne. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A fight; esp., a single combat.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)7346 : Þis disrayne [LinI: dereyne] by þe barouns Ymade is of boþe regiouns.
- c1440-a1500 Eglam.(Schleich)18 : With þe erle es he lent In derenes nyghte and daye.
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)6329 : The kynge to laughe myght not fayne [?read: fyne]: 'I shall the graunt the fyrste deryne.'
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.35 : Eneas did that dede, and that derayn, With mighty strokes, courage, and cheualrous; He wanne the felde in batell fortunous.