Middle English Dictionary Entry
mercīere n.
Entry Info
| Forms | mercīere n. |
| Etymology | From mercīen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One who has compassion.
Associated quotations
- a1416(c1340) *Rolle Psalter (Bod 953)144.8 : Merciere & merciful lord, suffring and muche mercyful. To him þat he ȝaaf pardoun, þurȝ þe whiche þei worschip þe & beþ glade.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)85.14 : And thou, lord, merciere [L miserator] and merciful..Merciere, doand dede of mercy and mercyful of kynde.