Middle English Dictionary Entry
recover(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | recover(e n. Also recǒver(e, recovir, recuvere, rekever(e, rekevour. |
| Etymology | OF recuevre, recovre; for rekever(e, rekevour cp. ME recoveren v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Recovery from illness, injury, poverty, misfortune, etc., relief; also, the power of or capacity for recovery; at no ~, in a weakened state; of hard ~, slow in recovering from an illness; (b) release from imprisonment, deliverance; (c) help, succor; a way out of a dangerous situation, means of extrication from a distressing situation; (d) treatment or cure of a sick man, remedy for wounds; (e) withouten (ani) ~, without hope of deliverance; without any possibility for recovery from an illness; withouten ~ of comfort (wele), without hope of happiness or well-being; withouten ~ of medicine, without hope of cure by medicine.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.282 : Whan he is ouere, After þat day Scotlond may haf gode recouere.
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)25620 : Þai suffer þam selfe be made so pouer Þat of þam selfe es na recouer.
- (1443) Proc.Privy C.5.227 : His hyghnesse hath understond that..his cosyn hath be..not in bodely hele..prayth hym to lete hym have knowlache of his recover.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)16216 : Osewy saw þe folk al pouere, & þe land at no recouere.
- c1450 Metham Days Moon (Gar 141)152/34 : He that fallyth seke that day schuld be longe seke and off hard recouer.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)224/30 : For sir Kayes recovir and of sir Bedwers the ryche was never man undir God so glad as hymself was.
- ?a1475 LDirige(2) (Dc 322)618 : I hope to god that I shall gete Of all diseases yet rekeuere.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.5 : This noble man..in himself the full recover wan Off his infortune, pouert, and distress.
b
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)180/14 : This was drawyn by a knyght presoner, sir Thomas Malleorre, that God sende hym good recover.
c
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)7106 : Almes to hem [the poor] ys recouere.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.219 : He hoped haf recouere at Wigemore castele..Felaus he fond redy.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)755/16 : Wyth grete payne I wan that knyght, for there was none othir recover.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1195/12 : Mesemed hit was my parte to save her lyff and put her from that daunger tyll bettir recover myght com.
- a1500(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Stw 952(1))10255 : Recover [Vit: yiff ye go me fro, I am but lost; recure ys noon].
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)332 : Ne it myght not longe haue endured ne hadde ben the grete knowinge and witte of Merlin, in whom was all the recouer.
d
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)20.67 : Bote he hadde recouer [vrr. rekeuere, rekeuour], þe raþer þat rise sholde he neuere.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)100b/b : Y schal putte vnto þe here a schort cure..þe which þat y haue proued ofte tyme in my practik in recouere of manye a sijk man.
e
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)19a/a : Euel angelis..boþe I-closid in þis derk aier as it were in prisoun withoute recouer [L irrecuperabiliter].
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)36b/b : Somme falleþ into wel euel suspicions withouten recouere [L irreuocabiliter].
- ?a1450 Arderne LW (Em 69)124 : It wolde brynge hyme to the deeth withowten ony rekevere.
- c1450 ?C.d'Orl.Poems (Hrl 682)120/3590 : Myn hert..y fele in sorow wounde Without rekeuer of comfort lo or wele.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)22b/a : It myȝte happe þat þe browe schulde honge on þe yȝe euermore wiþouten ony recouere.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)120a/a : He schal die wiþouten recouere of medicyn.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)44/26 : Therfore thow were cast vnto the depnes of helle withoute recouere.
2.
(a) The recovery of persons or property; the regaining of a lost title; the means of recovery; (b) the recapture of a fugitive prisoner; (c) law the recovery or restoration of property, money, or a right by legal action; haven (a) ~, to recover a right or a sum of money in a court of law. [For sense 2., some forms in -e may belong with recoveri(e n.]
Associated quotations
a
- (1444) RParl.5.115a : If any Purveiour or Achatour of any of the seid Housoldes doo the contrarie therof..many remedies and recoveres ben yeven, ordeined..for the parties in such manere greved.
- (1456) Paston2.136 : I..hertly thank you..for avis to be had for the recuuere of my Lord Bedford godes.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)647 : Wherfore..gost thou not hens seth thou art left here a-lone, and hast hir loste seth that ther is noon recouer?
- a1500 Henley Husb.(Sln 686)42 : Yef you dispende the value off your lyvelode in a yere & mysaventure fall vpon you, ye haue no rekeuer by your approwmentes.
- a1605(c1471) Arriv.Edw.IV in Camd.1 (Hrl 543)39 : Thus..was begon, finished, and termined, the reentrie and perfecte recover of the iuste title and right of owr..Lord Kynge Edward..to his realme and crowne of England.
b
- (1474) RParl.6.103a : The seid Henry was..of noon power to attaigne unto the recovere of the seid prisoner.
c
- (?a1424) Stonor1.35 : Osebarn and Cassy have pursued a new writ of quare impedit aȝeyns..þe incumbent, and þoghten..to have hade a pryve recovere.
- (1439) RParl.5.17b : The seide Phelip..diverses houses, sithen ye recovere of ye seide Londes bi the saide Assise agayns hym, hath broke.
- (1439-40) Contract in OSSLH 4180 : Your said besecher..canne have no recovere by lawe.
- (a1443) Proc.Chanc.in Cal.PCEliz.1.p.xlii : The saide Margerie..recoverde the saide tenementez ageins the saide Geoffrey in the Kynges Courte of recorde..after which recover the saide Geffrey ymagynyng to impoveryssh &..distrue the saide Margerie, [etc.].
- (1474) RParl.6.100b : Yf the seid..Duke..and Isabell..suffre eny recovere by injust title of eny of the premisses, [etc.].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1475 3 Consid.(UC 85)192 : The peeple departed from the obeisaunce of Roboam and summysed theym to anothir kynge…the which is that wyse lost the X part of his reaume with out recuver.
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