Middle English Dictionary Entry
grainen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | grainen v. |
| Etymology | From grain n.; cp. OF grenir. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To come to fruition, bear fruit, also fig.; ben grained, be sprung from; (b) to chop or grind (sth.) to small pieces.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.823 : Thegipcienes syhe..that the lond began to greine Which whilom hadde be bareigne.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.7626 : It [Avarice] floureth, bot it schal noght greine Unto the fruit of rihtwisnesse.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)3.83 : This mene [vine] effloureth sone..ek greyneth lite [L grano breuiore].
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)53/124 : Al mortal folk of one sede arn greyned.
b
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)102 : Hewe the pork and grain it and cast it in again.