Middle English Dictionary Entry
enquirreien v.
Entry Info
| Forms | enquirreien v. Also enquerreien. |
| Etymology | Cp. OF cuiriée, cuiré. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. quirrē quarry.
1.
Hunt. To reward (hounds) with a part of the deer.
Associated quotations
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)99 : He shuld charge whan hym self list to vndo þe deer, if þe houndes shuld not be enquyrid þeron.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)8 : Whan þe herte is spaied and dede he vndoþ hym and makeþ his kyrre and enquirreth or rewardeth his houndes.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)101 : Whan þe houndes shul byn enquyrreide of þe hoole deer.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)98 : Þai shuld be rewardid or enquerreyde.