Middle English Dictionary Entry
hēnen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | hēnen v.(2) |
| Etymology | OE hǣnan |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cast stones at (sb.), stone.
Associated quotations
- c1300 SLeg.Mich.(LdMisc 108)270 : A-mong men he goth stille I-novȝ bote ani man him hene..he is clibbest op-on heom þat arriet him with ston.
- a1325 SLeg.(Corp-C 145)151/108 : Þe Giwes hene him wolde wiþ stone.
- a1325 SLeg.(Corp-C 145)154/180 : Hi..hende him wiþ harde stones.
- a1350 SLeg.Cross (Ashm 43)263 : Giwes him ladde wiþþoute toun and henede [vrr. stenden, þreowen] him wiþ stones.