Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǒutdọ̄n ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǒutdọ̄n ppl. Also -done, -ido. |
| Etymology | From i)dọ̄̆n , p.ppl. of dọ̄n v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Put out or expelled; disallowed or ignored; (b) excessive, extravagant.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)488 : Trewenesse we þe sworen..and eorþelich honour also, Sauue ore ordre and ore riȝte, bote þat was out i-do.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)989 : Adam was out don [Frf: out-done; Göt: put vte], nars and naked In to þe land quar he was maked.
b
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)9451 : The toures were of out-done hight, I-made with wonder art and slight.