Middle English Dictionary Entry
absolven v.
Entry Info
Forms | absolven v. |
Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To release (sb. from an oath or obligation).
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)7.289 : This pope cursed..Henricus the thrydde, emperoure, and absolvede alle men from alle fidelite made to hym.