Middle English Dictionary Entry
arēchen v.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | arēchen v.(2) |
Etymology | OE āhrǣcean. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To clear the throat noisily, hawk, retch.
Associated quotations
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)290 : With youre eris pike not, ner be ye slow of herynge; areche ne spitt to ferre, ne haue lowd laughynge.