Middle English Dictionary Entry
abutten v.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | abutten v.(2) |
Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. butten strike.
1.
To strike (against sth.), attack.
Associated quotations
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.Say Best (LdMisc 598)34 : Ech fals tong hath þis..Ageyn eche vertu to abutt anoone.