Middle English Dictionary Entry

repō̆rten v.
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Entry Info

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To make a report; speak, say; treuli to ~, to tell the truth; (b) to make (sth.) known, tell, relate, report; say (that sth. was done), relate; (c) to retell (sth.), repeat; also, read aloud (a book) for copying; ~ me (him), repeat what I (he) say(s; (d) to write (sth.) down; (e) to describe (sth. as sth.); declare (oneself to be sth.), assert; refl. assert (that sth. is so); (f) to teach (sth., that sth. is so); expound (a philosophical theory); (g) refl. to refer (to a statute, text, etc.); submit (to an authority); appeal (to sb. for judgment or confirmation).
2.
(a) To bring (news), carry (tidings); ~ ayen, bring back (news); (b) ~ ayen, to move (sth.) back, carry back.
3.
(a) To learn (sth.), know, understand; also, discover (sb. to be of a certain kind); (b) to pay attention to (sth.).

Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • c1450 Disce Mori (Jes-O 39)58/38 : For he may not, as dooth þe actif man, considre þe condicions of oþer, lest he reporte þerof þe fantosmes, suche as may enpeche gretely his contemplacioun.
  • Note: Editor's note: "The sense 'bring/bear away', current in French, is not recorded in MED."
    Note: New sense.
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