Middle English Dictionary Entry
orlen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | orlen v. P. orlt. |
| Etymology | Prob. error for erlt; cp. ME erles n. & Scot. erle v. in DOST. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?To bind by a pledge; ~ seurte to, bind (sb.) by a pledge to a formal agreement.
Associated quotations
- (1474) Stonor1.149 : I here muche and sey no thyng; befor the laste tyme þat ye where abowte suche a mater, my speche and presens with you hurte you and awelde you not; wherfore orlt ye to me a sewrte.