Middle English Dictionary Entry
ap(p)rīse n.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | ap(p)rīse n.(3) |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Learning, lore; a field of learning or instruction; (b) instruction, teaching; (c) what instructs or informs; an instruction, a teaching; information.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.2332 : For Slowthe is evere to despise, Which in desdeign hath al apprise.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.2368 : Thus cam in the ferste apprise Of bokes and of alle goode.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.132 : Theologie..Of hih science and hih aprise Above alle othre stant unlike.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.148 : Mathematique..stant upon diverse aprise..Arsmetique..Musique..Geometrie..Astronomie.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.1679 : Practique hath yit the thridde aprise, Which techeth hou..A king schal sette in governance His Realme.
b
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.812 : The worthi Maide..preide unto hir fader tho, That sche myhte of that yonge man Of tho sciences..His lore have; and in this wise The king hir granteth his aprise.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)3948 : Ȝyf þou euer..Lettydyst any man for to lere Crafte, or ouþer queyntyse, But fordeddyst hys apryse [etc.].
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)123/13 : Desyrynge more outre your appryse..I writte to youre Excellence this boke.
c
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.293 : I preide him forto seie His will, and I it wolde obeie After þer [read: þe] forme of his apprise.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)3.2764 : Understond wel myn aprise: For schrifte stant of no value To him [etc.].
- a1400 Pep.Gosp.(Pep 2498)52/24 : Þat hij scholden fleiȝe þe aprise of þe Phariseus.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)4560 : Ther is no man this day so wys That to the fulle kan yive aprys Of hir myght.
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)54/1725 : Now mowe ye here fayre aprise,..How þe sarsyns..Were ouercome.