Middle English Dictionary Entry
rē̆ǧiǒun(e n.
Entry Info
Forms | rē̆ǧiǒun(e n. Also regiōn(e, regiun, regeoun(e, regioin, rigioun, regin(e. |
Etymology | OF (cp. CF regïon, AF regioun, regiun) & L regio, -iōnis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A kingdom, an empire, a realm; a country, nation, province; scotland ~, ~ of moab, ~ of jeues; (b) eccles. a district in Rome; (c) heaven; the realm of hell or the underworld; ~ of the shadwe of deth; (d) rule, sovereignty, dominion; also, influence of a planet; (e) the people of a country, a nation.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?a1300) KAlex.(Auch)424/191 : Alisaunder of his regioun Þouȝt þer make þe maister toun.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))1 Mac.7.20 : He bitoke the regioun [vr. regioun or cuntree] to Alchimus and left with him help.
- c1390 RSicily (Vrn)406 : I am an angel of renoun, Isent to kepe þi regioun..I am an angel, þou art kyng.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.2770 : Whanne he made a governour..Of Province or of region, He wolde ferst enquere his name.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)171b/a : Asia..haþ many prouynces & regiouns and diuers naciouns.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.138 : If..any thefe or feloun Fle fro Inglond side to Scotland regioun..þe courte may him quite.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.282 : Þre regions in his bandons salle be laid, Scotland & Wales..& ..Bretayn.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)4427 : Thurgh-oute Grece from all þe Rigiouns Out of Cities and of Royal touns Cam alle the ladies.
- a1425 Dial.Reason & A.(Cmb Ii.6.39)11/11 : Ruth..was of þe region of Moab.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)70/1 : The fend bare oure lord..& schewede him all the regiouns [Man.(2): kyngdommes] of the world.
- c1432-a1500(c1390) Chaucer L.St.(Robinson)25 : O prince..Suffre nothing that may be reprevable To thyn estat don in thy regioun [vr. Regyun].
- c1450 Capgr.Rome (Bod 423)27 : As often as ony of þese regiones was in purpos to rebelle a geyn þe grete mageste of rome, a non þis ymage þat was assigned to þat regioun schuld knylle his bell.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)791 : In to galway þai come in hy, In to a regyoun þat rennin hat.
- (1458) Visit Hen.VI (Vsp B.16)29 : Awake, welth, & walke in this region..Reioise, Anglond, to concorde & vnite.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)109 : The vii regiones of Ynglond sesed, and the lond was broute into o monarchie.
- c1470 Bible F.(Cleve-W q091.92-C468)58/14 : He hath alwey ben conuersant in the region of Iuwes.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.59 : The grete see is namede in diuerse maners for diuerse regiones [Trev.: kyngdoms], yles, cites, and peple that hit compassethe.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.Rhyme WA (Hrl 2251)17 : A myghti kyng, a pore regioun..accordith nought.
- a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) (Cmb Ff.2.38)3946 : There he sawe..Kynge, dewke, and barowne, The beste of all that regeowne.
b
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)103.39 (v.2:p.134) : Anoon .. came in the regionarie dekon of the first region and toke the palle from aboute the popis necke and spoiled hym oute of his clothis and putt vpon hym munkys clothis.
c
- c1350 Ayenb.App.(Arun 57)268/2 : Þe zuete smel ine hare regyon zuo zuete ys þet alle manyre zuete smelles ouercomþ.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Is.9.2 : To þe men dwellinge in þe regioun [WB(2): cuntre] of þe shadewe of deþ, liȝt sprungen is to hem.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.2082 : Hir eyen caste she ful lowe adoun Ther Pluto hath his derke regioun.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Manly-Rickert)F.1074 : Pray hire [Lucina] to synken euery rok adoun In to hir owene dirke regioun.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)1178 : Me payed ful ille to be outfleme So sodenly of þat fayre regioun.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)4042 : He ful lowe is discendid doun Into the dirk..Regyoun whor that Plyto is crownyd.
- a1475 Oure fader in heuen (Rwl B.408)48 : Oure lorde, ihesus, Bought us þat kyngdome on þe rode tre..And hath oure flessh þere in his region.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)80/247 : Regina of regyon, Reyneng with-owtyn ende.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)102/157 : I, mercy, haue ronne þe hevynly Regyon rownde.
- a1500 Bod.EMisc.Lapid.(BodEMisc e.558)24/52 : Whenne men beholde sapheers, they shulde haue here mynde to the hevenly regyne.
- a1500 Nicod.(4) (Hrl 149)116 : O thou prynce, Sathan..hast brought yn-to oure regyoun a man that neuyr dyd annoyaunce.
c
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)2134 : Þorow slaughter & þorow treson Membrice hadde þe region.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3952 : After Morgan, Argailles sone, Ermaneus hadde þe regyone.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)48b/a : It schal be tretid..of þe cours & of þe regioun of þe vij planetis.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)86 : Ymagis..reyse not a king to regioun; þey schal not ȝeue reyn to men.
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.314 : He prayed the lordes at parlyament His sonne to admytte vnto the regyon, Syth he vnable was to the regyment.
d
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)82 : Mid charmes and myd coniurisouns, Þus he assaied þe regiouns Þat hym comen to assaile.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)760 : If þat twenty be trwe, I tene hem no more, Bot relece alle þat regioun of her ronk werkkez.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)53.176 : Galaaz stille kyng dwelde there..hyghly beloved..of Alle his Regyown.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)2039 : Our eye is to the kyngis signe..his legioun We are, and aftir God, his regioun.
2.
(a) A part of the world, area, territory; a rural area around a town or city, field, countryside; (b) in (thurgh) al regiounes, everywhere; in al this worldes ~, anywhere; in (of) every ~, anywhere, everywhere; in (thurgh) mani (a) ~, in mani sondri regiounes, in many (different) places; also, in many parts of the sea [quot.: Patience]; in no ~, nowhere, not anywhere; (c) a division of the earth defined by climate; climate [cp. climat n. 1.(c).]; (d) a division of the atmosphere; (e) a part of the body; also, a division of a vessel of urine; (f) from the ~, opposite [transl. of L e regione]; from the ~ of, opposite (sth.).
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)3 Kings 16.4 : Who were dead of baasa in þe cite, houndis schuln etyn hym, & who were dead of hym in þe regioun [WB(2): feeld], schul etyn hym þe foowlis of heuene.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)3 Kings 55.12 : Mounteynes & hillis shul singen befor ȝou preising, & alle þe trees of þe regioun shul flappe for ioȝe with hond.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))John 4.35 : Lift vp ȝoure yȝen and se ȝe the regiouns, or cuntrees [WB(2): feeldis], for now thei ben white to ripe corn.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.2939 : The king..thoghte..To gon upon a pelrinage Into a strange regioun.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)191a/b : Some of hem wonen in desert..and..many among þe naciouns of þilke Regiouns and londes.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)964 : Þe grete barrez of þe abyme he [Hell] barst up at onez, Þat alle þe regioun torof in riftes ful grete.
- a1425 Methodius(1) (Hrl 1900)97/13 : Noe..& his sones..cleped þilke regiouns Tamun.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)2.pr.7.34 : Of the whiche litel regioun of this world,the ferthe partye is enhabited with lyvynge beestes.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)176/18 : In þat same regioun [Man.(2): land] ben the mountaynes of Caspye.
- a1450(1391) Chaucer Astr.(Benson-Robinson)2.22.20 : The latitude of eny place in a regioun is the distaunce fro the cenyth unto the equinoxiall.
- c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF (Benson-Robinson)431 : Mercurie..Bad hym goo into Itayle, And leve Auffrikes regioun.
- c1470 Bible F.(Cleve-W q091.92-C468)88/31 : Thus ben the Iuwes..disparplid by diuerse londis, regions, and cuntrees.
- c1475 Wisd.(Folg V.a.354)760 : Thys dance of þis damesellys ys thorow þis regyn [rime: fornycacyon].
- a1500 Leg.Cross BC(1) (Wor F.172)220 : Ther was a man..in the regioun adiacent or liggyng nygh to thendis and boundis of Jerusalem..ordeigned bi grace to pray.
b
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP.(Manly-Rickert)B.4500 : Ther nas no man in no regioun That hym in song or wisdom myghte passe.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl.(Manly-Rickert)E.416 : Noght oonly of Saluces in the toun Publissed was the bountee of hir name, But eek bisyde in many a regioun.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sq.(Manly-Rickert)F.14 : Ther was nowher in no regioun So excellent a lord.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)589 : Wyser clerk ne lyued non Jn al þis werldes regioun.
- c1400(?c1380) Patience (Nero A.10)298 : Euer walteres þis whal bi wyldren depe, Þurȝ mony a regioun ful roȝe.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.462 : Þi knyȝtly hert, þi manly excellence, Reported ben..In many londe and many regioun.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.5620 : In many sondri regiouns, Of mawmetrie is þe venym ronne.
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)858 : Sertanly in no regyowne Was never knight of his bewte.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)6351 : Somtyme am I prioresse..And go thurgh alle regiouns Sekyng alle religiouns.
- ?1435(1432) Lydg.Hen.VI Entry (Jul B.2)121 : Next hire komyth hire sustre called Grace..Moste desired in all regions.
- c1450(?a1422) Lydg.LOL (Dur-U Cosin V.2.16)6.303 : This fest..in euery Region Called is the fest of candilmasse.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.TWoe (Hrl 2255)170 : Kynges, princis..Nor philosophers of euery regioun..Were nat fraunchised to make resistence.
- a1500(?c1440) Lydg.HGS (Lnsd 699)191 : Off gees also the deede is previd oft In many a contre and many a regioun.
- a1500 Now ȝee that will (Cmb Ff.1.6)61 : Coude noo man fynde in noo region One of soo grete gentillnesse.
c
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1973 : In thilke colde frosty regioun..Mars hath his souereyn mansioun.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)96b/a : If blood is þe cause [of arthritis] it is I-knowe..bi age & by a regioun I-liche, for it meuyþ most in a springinge tyme.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)76/20 : It is nessessarie to a surgian to knowe his dietynge, vertues of coplexciouns, agis, regiouns, consuetudes, & þe tymes of þe ȝeer.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)2.pr.7.42 : Thow haddest withdrawen..as moche space as the regioun of drowghte overstreccheth, that is to seyn, sandes and desertes.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)170b/b : Take iiij..of oile of rosene in ane hote regioun & in hote tyme..and in a colde regioun & in a colde tyme halfe ane.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)174/31 : Vena meden..is multeplied in..hote regiouns.
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)155 : Þou shalt be-holde..wheþer þe region þat he is ynne be wel hoot or wel colde or tempre y-now..In a cold region þou shalt ȝeue more þan in an hoot region.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)52a/a : He muste be gouerned aftir his regioun & his age wiþ a diete.
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)154/21 : Foulis flye to hoote regyoynys.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)238/31 : Dyuersite of diet shold kepedyn be in the dyuersite of age and of tyme and of region.
d
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)136a/a : A Cloude is..I-made..of many vapoures I-gadred in to one body in þe myddel regioun of þe eyr.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)4.m.1.8 : Swifte thoght..passeth the heighte of the regioun of the fir [L ignis verticem], that eschaufeth by the swifte moevynge of the firmament.
- c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF (Benson-Robinson)929 : Behold this large space, This eyr..in this region..Duelleth..the eyryssh bestes.
- a1475 Prk.Weather & Moon in NM 58 (Brog 2.1)2 : The eyer ys devyded into thre partes or regyons of diverse dysposicion and qualiteyes.
e
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.2757 : Euery lacerte in his brest..Is shent..Al is to brosten thilke regioun.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)32a/b : Moisture of flewme occupienge of þe regioun of þe brayn stoppiþ þe weyes of þe synewis.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)59a/b : Vryne..makeþ inner partyes I-knowe..by substaunce & colour of vryne and nameliche by dyuers regiouns þerof..For ȝif þat regioun þat is in þe botme of þe vessel is whit..it tokeneþ strengþe.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)95b/a : Suche a passioun & euel is I-cured by..medycines..I-laide to and namliche vp on þe regioun of þe lyuour.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)102b/b : Þe matiere þat is defied..may be ladde out by a couenable regioun, by spewynge oþir by schitinge oþir by swoot.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)176/2 : Anoynte him aboute þe ers & þe regioun of þe ȝerde.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)283/25 : His wombe & þe regioun of his stomac schulen oonly be to-swolle.
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)41/6-7 : In mannys bodi..ben þre principal regions:..þe nurischyng regioun, þe lijfli regioun, and þe witti regioun.
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)42/3 : Þe knowyng of þe powers longyng to þe witti regioun is mych necessari to moral vertuose lyuyng.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)39b/b : It schal be tretid of diuers veynes..þat ben conteyned in þe regioun of þe wombe.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)41a/b : Þese þre membris..ben in þe lower part of þe regioun of þe nutritiuis.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)119b/b : Þe wounde is in þe liftside aboute þe regioun of þe herte.
f
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Ex.19.2 : Yrael fytchid tentis fro þe regyoun [vr. forn aȝens; WB(2): euen aȝens; L e regione] of þe hyll.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Num.8.2 : Þe candelstykke be arered in þe souþ parte..þe lanternys aȝens þe norþ fro þe region.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Deut.27.13 : Þese sholyn stonde to blessenge þe lord opon þe hul of Garysym..& fro þe region þese sholyn stoonde to corse in þe hul of hebal.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Josh.18.18 : Þe term of hem..passeþ vnto þe litul hullys þat been fro þe region of þe styȝynge opp of adomyn.