Middle English Dictionary Entry
grōn(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | grōn(e n. |
| Etymology | From grōnen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A groan, moan; (b) the sound of a river.
Associated quotations
a
- c1390 Body & S.(5) (Vrn)p.74 : Þe bodi..As þing al seek..ȝaf a gron [rime: gon].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)24394 : And bodi ai mine hert to brest, wit mani a grisli grane.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)17836 : Þei quoke anone And wiþ her hertis ȝaf a grone.
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)620 : Scho grete one dame Gaynour with granes [vr. grones] so grylle.
- a1450 Maidstone PPs.(Dgb 18)109 : I haue mater of greuous gronys.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)9017 : He gird with a grone to the ground.
- a1500(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Dub 213)25/726* : He..gaue a gremly grane & þe gast ȝheldez.
b
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)1163 : Hys [a river's] heuynly sowne, hys grones delicate, Hys swete myrrour, hys subtyle course.