Middle English Dictionary Entry
perdūren v.
Entry Info
Forms | perdūren v. |
Etymology | OF pardurer |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To continue, persist; -- with pleonastic don.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)239/247 : Ȝe wole not redresse Be Mowthe ȝour dedys mortal but þer-in don perdure.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450(1438) GLeg.JamesLess (GiL60) (Eg 876) 300/63 : This Iames was perduringe in virginite.
Note: Glossary: "perduringe ppl. adj. 'persistent'."
Note: Additional quote.