Middle English Dictionary Entry
grassen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | grassen v. Also grase, gresse. P.ppl. grissed. |
| Etymology | From gras . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To become covered or decked with grass, produce grass; (b) ppl. grassed, covered with grass; ground grassed, grassy earth.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)32a/a : Herbo: to grase.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)57b : To Gresse: herbere, herbescere.
b
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)106/189 : How pastures oure fee?..Thay ar gryssed to the kne.