Middle English Dictionary Entry
ochen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | ochen v. |
| Etymology | OF oschier, ochier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To cut or slash (sth.); ~ in sonder, hack or slice (a shoulder plate, a limb) into separate parts.
Associated quotations
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2565 : An alet enamelde he oches in sondire.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3675 : Vpcynes [?read: Vptyes, Vpcydes] eghelynge þay ochen þareaftyre, With þe swynge of þe swerde sweys þe mastys.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)4245 : He..Swappes of the swerde-hande..Ane inche fro the elbowe, he ochede it in sondyre.