Middle English Dictionary Entry
avǒuing ger.
Entry Info
Forms | avǒuing ger. |
Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The act of vowing, a vow.
Associated quotations
- c1390(?c1350) SVrn.Leg.(Vrn)26/41 : Þis mayden made auouwyng Of chastete and clannes.
- c1475(?c1425) Avow.Arth.(Tay 9:French&Hale)1047 : Of þi thryd avowyng Telle me quych is hit.