Middle English Dictionary Entry
dismāted ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | dismāted ppl. |
| Etymology | From māten subdue, etc.; with intensive pref. dis-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Discouraged; (b) exhausted.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)29/17 : When thes thre wer bett doune, the Saresyns wer gretly dismated and gretly dyscomforted.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)79/24 : 'Ye haue goode and easy prisoune betwen twoo fair ladyes.' 'Truly,' said the kyng, 'sithe Gode hath sent me suche prison, me oght not gretly to be dysmated.'
b
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)52/16 : He was almost dysmated with the grete plente of strokes that he had taken and gyven.