Middle English Dictionary Entry
?hirse n.
Entry Info
| Forms | hirse n. Also hyse. |
| Etymology | From MLG or MDu.; ult. OHG hirsi. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Millet.
Associated quotations
- a1350 St.Marina (Hrl 2253)131 : Uch day heo him ȝeuen an hyse [?read: hyrse] bred; Elles for hunger he heuede be ded.