Middle English Dictionary Entry
quethiren v.
Entry Info
Forms | quethiren v. |
Etymology | Ult. echoic; cp. Scot. quhedirand & OE hwaðerian. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of an arrow: to whiz, whir; ~ oute, whir out, fly out.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1414 : Sum braidis to þar bowis; bremely þai schut; Quethirs [vr. Whirres] out quarels quikly be-twene.