Middle English Dictionary Entry
Persien adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | Persien adj. Also percien, -cinne. |
| Etymology | From noun. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Persian.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3980 : 'Sir!' quoþ þe Percien kniȝth..'Ne worþe Ich to-drawe ne anhonge.'
- a1425 KAlex.(LinI 150)3977 : Þe kyng may..Saue þat Percien knyȝt or spille.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2885 : Þat is þe streme of Strama..þe pure propure name in percynne tonge.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3185 : Ayayns þe persyen Prince he purpose to ryde.