Middle English Dictionary Entry
hẹ̄ning ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | hẹ̄ning ger. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. Merc. gehēnan, Nhb. ge)hēna, WS hīenan condemn, humiliate, insult. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An insult; haven in ~, to condemn (sb.), treat with contempt.
Associated quotations
- a1350 In a fryht (Hrl 2253)8 : Heo me bed go my gates lest hire gremede; ne kepte heo non henyng here.
- ?1316 SMChron.(Roy 12.C.12)1030 : Heo heveden him in henyng Ant seiden he wes traitour.