Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǒutrā̆ke n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | ǒutrā̆ke n.(1) Also utrak(e. |
| Etymology | From rak n.(1). Meanings show influence of ǒutrāǧe. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A wrong, an injury; violence; (b) excess in eating or drinking.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6295 : Oghon him þai soght vtrak [Frf: outrake; Göt: made vtrake] Quar-for oft sith þai fand his wrak.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)9578 : His witherwin..thoru a fals hight him bisuak, And did sua to do gret vtrak.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)29075 : Þof we fast we agh noght take Noþer o mete ne drink vtrake [Glb: more þan mistere].