Middle English Dictionary Entry
fō-rēden n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fō-rēden n. Also fa-, fæ-. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE fā(h hostile, fǣhþ hostility, & rǣden, rēden condition. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Enmity, hostility.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)4067 : Cloten heo oscuneden & his færedene forhowede.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)895 : Fra þis dai fareden [Göt: foredin; Trin-C: hate; Frf: departynge] sal be Forsoth, bituix womman and þe.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27730 : A wreth þare rises..Wrang, fareden, baning, vpbraid.
- a1400(a1325) Glo.Chron.B (Trin-C R.4.26)786/59 : Ac þe oþere were strengore & Richore oniliche, & Cloten hi forleten & his foredene [vr. fordene] forhowede.