Middle English Dictionary Entry
reinen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | reinen v.(2) Also rein(e, rēne; p. reinede, etc. & rained, reingened. |
| Etymology | From rein(e n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To tie (a horse), tether; (b) to turn or direct (a horse) by the rein; also, pull on (the bridle) with the rein; (c) to provide (a horse) with a rein.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?c1300) Bevis (Auch)86/1699 : He reinede his hors to a chesteine.
- c1440(c1350) Octav.(1) (Thrn)139/1182 : At þe haulle dore he reyngened [Cmb: reynyd] his stede.
- 1457 Bevis (Naples 13.B.29)37/773 : Rayned [Auch: Beues..tide his hors to an hei þorn].
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)6684 : A littell fro hym to a bovgh He raynd his stede.
- a1500(?a1400) Torrent (Chet 8009)149 : Torrent..Reynyd hys sted vnto a stake.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.8506 : Towardis hym he gan to reyne his stede, And lyne riȝt of hasty Ire he rood.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.1273 : As Hector rene gan his stede, Proude Teuter to aquite his mede, He ful wysly..Was riȝt fer..from his siȝt.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)690 : Whan he was passed the Damesell she reyned hir bridill and turned the heed of hir palfrey.
c
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)31b/b : Habenatus: reyned.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)103a : To Rene [Monson: Reyn]: habenare.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)103a : Renede [Monson: Renyd]: habenatus.