Middle English Dictionary Entry
ofyẹ̄de v.
Entry Info
| Forms | ofyẹ̄de v. Also ofʒeode, ofeode. |
| Etymology | From yẹ̄de v. & OE ofēode, p. of ofgān. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. ofgōn.
1.
(a) Obtained (sth.); (b) deserved (sth.), merited; (c) permeated (a body).
Associated quotations
a
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1098 : His broðer Rodbert wearð his yrfe numa swa swa he hit æt þam cynge of eode.
b
- c1225 Body & S.(2) (Wor F.174)7/35 : Þu scalt iheren þene [hear]de dom, Þe þu on þisse life luþerliche ofeodest.
c
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)3173 : Þe poyson in is slep þe veines so þoru soʒte þat it of eode [B: of ʒeode; vrr. þurgh ʒede, ouerwent] al þat body & to deþe him sone broʒte.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1350 Guy(3) (Add 14408)370 : Thu the torn ament than sul men ber…a gerfhacun whyt of thed. Wa sa hit.
Note: ?=hede 'head'
Note: Doesn't look like thed(e n.(2). Send to Suppl. as poss. ex. of ofyede v.--per REL
Note: Suppl., if you agree. Not a satisfactory 'þede'. But text has numerous exx. of th for ʒ. Ofyeden Also ofʒeode is available 'Well is he who may conquer her and merit a white falcon' reads.
Note: See if there's a yede n.--per REL