Middle English Dictionary Entry
nentes prep.
Entry Info
| Forms | nentes prep. Also niendes, nent. |
| Etymology | Shortened form of anent(es prep. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Toward or to (sb.); with regard to (sth.), concerning; cp. anent(es.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)25246 : In þis ilk clause we prai For al es nentes [Göt: enentes] domes-dai Quen sothfastnes sal al be sene.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27406 : Gain suernes es þat in serueis Lufand he be nent godd and man.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27731 : A wreth þare rises..baning, vpbraid, Bath nentes [Frf: nyendis; Glb: to] godd and man es said.
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)1.75 : As nentis godhede, Crist was not made.