Middle English Dictionary Entry
augurē̆r n.
Entry Info
| Forms | augurē̆r n. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One who foretells the future from the behavior of birds.
Associated quotations
- c1450 De CMulieribus (Add 10304)1288 : This Cyrce..Turnyd hir husbonde..In-to a nutthache, by whoos grete garrulacion Thies augurers takes ofte prognosticacyon.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)95 : An augurreris we calle þoo þat tentun to þe garring and fliyng of briddus, as if þei brout good or harme.