Middle English Dictionary Entry
rashen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | rashen v. Also rachen. |
| Etymology | ?From rash(e adj.; cp. MnE dial. rash, Scot. rasch. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. rasen v.(3).
1.
(a) To hurry along, rush; refl. hasten; ~ on armes, rush to the attack; (b) ~ in peces, to fly apart; ~ out, ?to swell; ?burst; (c) ?to scrape.
Associated quotations
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2107 : Thane riche stedes rependez and rasches on armes.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1239 : Meliager with his men..Raschis [vr. rachen] with rethere & rydis bot a quyle.
- a1500 Wars Alex.(Dub 213)2031 : Alexander..Rachez [Ashm: Rais] hym radly to ride.
b
- (?a1390) Daniel *Herbal (Add 27329)f.202va : In þat sirup thei put kebles & tho raschin out & bolne.
- c1450 Siege Jerus.(1) (Add 31042)65 : Ropis full rathely raschede in peces [vr. rasyd in sondur].
c
- c1450 Mirror St.Edm.(5) (Cmb Ii.6.40)249 : Lord Ihesu Crist..Hou þe raggid nails raschid amonge þe hard bonis & synews!