Middle English Dictionary Entry
iunstillen v.
Entry Info
Forms | iunstillen v. Pl. (early) ȝeunstillaþ; p.ppl. (early) ȝeunstilde. |
Etymology | OE geunstillan |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To disturb (sb.).
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.MQuad.(Hrl 6258B)263/17 : Wið deolfolseocnesse..fulfes flæsc..syle etan þam þe þearf sy; þa scinlac þa hym ær ætiwdan ne ȝeunstillaþ [L inquietantur] hy hine.
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)107/25 : Sy þære abbodesse kicene & þære comena æfre onsundre, þæt þa ȝeswustra ne beo ȝeunstilde, þonne gystas færlice to mynstre cumed on uncuðe tyde.