Middle English Dictionary Entry
ē-rēde adj.
Entry Info
Forms | ē-rēde adj. Also eirede. |
Etymology | OE ǣ-rǣde, with prefix as in ǣ-mōd discouraged. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. rēd counsel.
1.
Devoid of counsel, perplexed.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1295 : Heo was hoþful [Jes-O: houhful] & erede.
- a1300 Leuedi sainte (Add 27909)2 : Leuedi sainte marie..þu wisie me nuþe, for ich eom eirede.