Middle English Dictionary Entry
grue n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | grue n.(2) |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A crane.
Associated quotations
- [ (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)147b/a : De Grue. The Crane hatte Grus, and haþ þat name of hire owne voys. ]
- (1303) Acc.Executors in Camd.n.s.1093 : Et de xij d. de uno grue in morina.
- (1312-3) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.9910 : In 1 Grue..crevese..lempetis.