Middle English Dictionary Entry
dē̆tent ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | dē̆tent ppl. Also deteined. |
| Etymology | L dētentus, ppl. of dētinēre & OF detaign-, tonic stem of detenir. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Held back, encumbered (by illness); (b) withheld, removed.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.18/12 : xxxti wynter with this so grete A sykenes was he deteynyd, And..sate at Londone yn the Chirche of Poulis askynge almes.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.361 : After that thei be detente [Trev.: i-holde; L detenti] with longe infirmite, thei be brouȝhte to another yle.
b
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)362/190 : All oure comfort is from us detent.