Middle English Dictionary Entry
grōten v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | grōten v.(1) Also graten. P.ppl. igrōten, grāten. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI grāta. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To weep; bewail (sth.); shed (tears).
Associated quotations
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)241 : Quan þat sorwe was somdel laten, And he haueden long graten..Monkes and prestes messe singen.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)285 : For hire was mani a ter igroten [rime: hoten].
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)329 : Of Goldeboru shul we nou laten, Þat nouth ne blinneth forto graten.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1390 : Siþen yede sore grotinde awey.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1984 : Ic sal ligten til helle dale, And groten ðor min sunes bale.
- c1390 NHom.Narrat.(Vrn)260/96 : Sore bi gon heo forte grate [rime: ȝate].
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Abp.& N.(Phys-E)p.85 : Son bigan he for to grate [rime: state], And said, 'Allas, that I was borne.'