Middle English Dictionary Entry
appāren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | appāren v. |
| Etymology | Cp. OF aparer prepare or provide (oneself). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. appareillen.
1.
(a) To cover as with a cloak, disguise; -- refl.; (b) to prepare (one's heart), adapt, adjust.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)80 : Whan the vice appareth him and clotheth him ther with.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)81 : J and my name is not oon, For with my name may appare him eche theef that goth to stele.
b
- c1400 Treat.Penit.Job (Pep 2125)184/127 : If þu desire þe grace of God, appare þyn herte to verrey humilite, for..'to meke men God ȝeueþ grace.'
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Sense (b) added.