Middle English Dictionary Entry
disert(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | disert(e adj. |
| Etymology | L disertus, ppl. of disserere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fluent in speech, eloquent.
Associated quotations
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.24/12 : The wysdome of God..openyth the dumme moweth and the tongis of infantis maketh opyne and diserte.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)5784 : Mawdelyn..in dysert wyse..hem reuokyd from hyr ydolatrye.