Middle English Dictionary Entry
hannen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | hannen v. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OSwed. hanna to handle. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To fight (sb.), struggle with.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)31676 : Penda king is Englisc, and Oswy al swa ful iwis. let þu þa hundes hannen to-gaderes.