Middle English Dictionary Entry
prẹ̄nen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | prẹ̄nen v. Also pren(e, prine. Forms: sg. 3 prẹ̄nit, (early SWM) preoneth; p. prẹ̄ned(e, prẹ̄nt; ppl. i)prẹ̄ned, prẹ̄net, (error) prendyd. |
| Etymology | From prẹ̄ne n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To stitch (sth.), sew; (b) to stab; also, stab (sb. or sth.), pierce, transfix.
Associated quotations
a
- a1275 Þene latemeste dai (Trin-C B.14.39)18 : Sone so þe soule beoit ifarein vt, Me nimit þe licam & prenit [vrr. preoneð, iprened] in on clut.
- c1450(c1353) Winner & W.(Add 31042)232 : I gedir, I glene, and he lattys goo sone; I pryke and I pryne, and he the purse opynes.
b
- c1390 Frenschipe faileþ (Vrn)70 : Loke alȝor loue on him beo leyd, For vs on Rode was prikket & prenet.
- a1400(?a1325) Bonav.Medit.(1) (Hrl 1701)859 : Þurgh hys herte he prened [vr. preent] hym with mode.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)1 Kings 18.11 : Saul helde a spere, and caste it, and gesside that he myȝte prene Dauid with the wal, that is, perse with the spere so that it schulde passe [vr. preen] til to the wal.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)1 Kings 19.10 : And Saul enforside to prene [vr. prenede] with the spere Dauid in the wal.
- a1425 Worldes blys haue (Corp-C 8)8 : Þat swete bodi was y-tend, prened with nayles þre.
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)1377 : Wyth poynt of penaunce I schal hym prene, Mans pride for to felle; Wyth þis launce I schal hym lene.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)175/211 : For now my fo is ded and prendyd as a padde.
- ?a1525(?a1475) Play Sacr.(Dub 652)467 : With þis same dagger..In þe myddys of thys prynt I thynke for to prene [rime: kene, bene, sene].
- ?a1525(?a1475) Play Sacr.(Dub 652)478 : Now am I bold with batayle hym to bleyke, Þe mydle part alle for to prene..In þe myddys yt shalbe sene.'
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)420 : Hur Prince in þe forme prese was prened to þe erth.