Middle English Dictionary Entry
liden v.
Entry Info
| Forms | liden v. Also liðen; p.ppl. ilided, ilidet. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE gehlidad. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cover (sth.) with a lid.
Associated quotations
- a1250 Ancr.(Tit D.18)6/31 : Þis put he biddes þat beo ilidet [Nero: i lided; Recl.: hiled], leste beast falle þrin.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)45/2 : He hit huleð & lideð [Tit: lides; Cleo: liðeð] swa þet he hit nawt ne stinkeð.