Middle English Dictionary Entry
luchen v.
Entry Info
Forms | luchen v. |
Etymology | Cp. OF lochier to shake & eslochier to shake down, dislodge; also cp. MnE dial. lutch to lift. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?To throw (sb.).
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Patience (Nero A.10)230 : Tyd by top & bi to, þay token hym synne; In-to þat lodlych loȝe þay luche hym sone; He watz no tytter out-tulde þat tempest ne sessed.