Middle English Dictionary Entry
prīde n.(3)
Entry Info
Forms | prīde n.(3) |
Etymology | ?From prīd(e n.(2); cp. sense 4. & EMnE spleen hot or proud temper. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?The spleen of a deer.
Associated quotations
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)475 : Tristrem schare þe brest, Þe tong sat next þe pride; Þe heminges swiþe on est He schar and layd bi side.