Middle English Dictionary Entry
peuen v.
Entry Info
Forms | peuen v. |
Etymology | Imitative |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a kite: to cry plaintively.
Associated quotations
- a1425 *Trev.Barth.(Mrg M 875)156b/a : When he [kite] hungreþ, he secheþ his mete pewynge [Add: pewlynge] with voyce of pleynynge & of mone.