Middle English Dictionary Entry
ēr-dēd n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ēr-dēd n. |
| Etymology | From ēr early, earlier, & dēd; OE ǣr-dǣd. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A past deed or feat.
Associated quotations
- a1200(?OE) Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)153 : Ech man shal understonden mede of his er dede.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)8745 : Nu þu scalt adreden for þine ær dæden [Otho: erdede].
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)1808 : Clement was made knyght For hys er dedes wys and wyght.