Middle English Dictionary Entry
pastū̆ring(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | pastū̆ring(e ger. |
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The pasturing of animals, putting to pasture; also, the right to pasture animals [quot.: (1405)]; (b) the raising of animals, husbandry; (c) the feeding of an animal; (d) feeding-place, foraging-place, pasture; fodder, forage; heigh ~, superior nurture; fig. ful ~, source of complete spiritual sustenance; (e) eating, foraging.
Associated quotations
a
- (1405) Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk.33 : That is to seyn: costumz..ankerage, pykage, wit pasturyng of her bestes.
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)43/11 : He yode awey and fledde with his shepe, withoute pasturinge or fedinge hem.
- (?1466) Stonor1.74 : Sir Richard wrongfully occupyyth my severel grounde..in pasturyng of his bestis ther.
b
- a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615)4.39.83a : Be the erthe I vnderstonde alle suche labourers þat trauayle in eryng and sowyng..in pasturing of bestes.
c
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)131/8 : Sones and doughters of the peple..were passid by castynge of lot to the pasturynge of this dragon.
d
- c1390 Psalt.Mariae(2) (Vrn)171 : Þe kyng of alle þing Haþ chose þe to ben his Dame, And to a folle pasturyng To his herde.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)7 : Euery man shal say, lo here a gret hert and is a dere of hye metyng or pasturyng.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)11 : Som tyme she [hare] sitteþ from hure..pastureng a myle or more and somtyme nye hure pasture.
- (1425) Proc.Privy C.3.172 : Hit were knowen..how largiely abowte þame þe souldeours..shuld occupie of grownd for getyng of þeir hay, fewell, pasturing and entrecommyng for þeir bestes.
- ?a1500 Job (Hnt HM 140)37 : His asses and Oxen, as they were in pasturyng, By robbers of Sabe were take.
e
- a1500 Wast bryngyth (Cmb Ff.2.38)st.6 : In youþe..He doyþ but selle hys corne on gresse; In eelde for nede he muste be ware For pasteryng in leene leese.