Middle English Dictionary Entry
dō̆re n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | dō̆re n.(2) Also dorre. |
| Etymology | OE dora |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A buzzing or whirring insect; a bumblebee, wild bee, hornet, beetle; ~ worm, the larva of such an insect.
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.MQuad.(Hrl 6258B)10/20 : [Foxes ȝeallan ȝemencȝed] mid dore huniȝe.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)6418 : Þe paiens..gun rere a wel foule crie, So dorren don & flesche fleiȝen, & for sorwe..Þai flowen.
- c1450 Treat.Fish.(Yale 171)23 : Take..þe bub vndur þe cow torde and the dor worme.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)576/4 : Crabo: a dore.
- c1500(a1449) Lydg.Aesop (Trin-C R.3.19)369 : The dorre on donghyll, þe bee on holsom floures.