Middle English Dictionary Entry
alīnen v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | alīnen v.(1) |
| Etymology | L al-linere bedaub. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To anoint (sb.).
Associated quotations
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)12/333 : Hi beeþe eke atte fount Mid oylle and creyme alyned [rime: yprimisined].