Middle English Dictionary Entry
prīsen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | prīsen v.(2) |
| Etymology | From prīse n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To seize (sth.), capture.
Associated quotations
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)670 : Pharien of Trebes and leonce of Paierne com that wey for to prise [F prendre] the Castell.