Middle English Dictionary Entry
retorte ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | retorte ppl. |
| Etymology | L retortus, p.ppl. of retorquēre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Reversed in direction, turned back.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.55 : Then the see Elesponte retorte [Trev.: brekeþ oute abrode; L retortus] with grete passage turnethe to the northe.