Middle English Dictionary Entry
repulsen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | repulsen v. |
| Etymology | From L repulsus, p.ppl. of repellere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To hold back (sth.); drive (sb.) away.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)64a/b : Be it [a wound] bounde..And þus þe materie is repulsed [Ch.(2): smyten aȝen; L repellitur] & þe veyne constreyned.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)7.99 : Canutus segede London, whiche, repulsede [Trev.: putte abak; L repulsus] from the cite, fauȝhte ageyne Edmund.