Middle English Dictionary Entry
hinī v.
Entry Info
| Forms | hinī v. Also henni. |
| Etymology | L hinnīre & OF henir, hennir, heniier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To neigh, whinny.
Associated quotations
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)4856 : His stede by-gan wel loude to hyny [rime: bryny].
- a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501)89/23 : Alle þe hors..shal noght cesse to henny to þou doo awey þe stoon..ffor a hors shal neuer henny whore he dwellys.