Middle English Dictionary Entry
prōscrīben v.
Entry Info
| Forms | prōscrīben v. |
| Etymology | L prōscrībere |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To write (sth.) before or in front, prefix (sth.); (b) ppl. proscribed, exiled.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.21 : When the compilator spekethe, the letter shall be proscribede [L præscribitur] in this forme folowenge [R].
b
- a1500(1445) ?Lydg.Marg.Entry (Hrl 3869)61 : Exiled thangeles of wrecched tirannye Werre proscribed; pees shal haue hys place.