Middle English Dictionary Entry
retrẹ̄ven v.
Entry Info
| Forms | retrẹ̄ven v. Also retreve, retrive & (error) retreke. |
| Etymology | From OF retrueve-, pr. stem of retrover. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Hunt. To flush out game birds; find a game animal a second time; find (a game bird, game animal) again; ?flush out (game birds) [quot.: 1486]; (b) to return (to a place).
Associated quotations
a
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)18 : Than is it faire to hunt to þe hert..for to serche hure wel an hert..and a faire thyng to retreue [F rechassier] hym.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)59 : Thise houndis..retreue and senteþ þe fues better and ferþer for bi cause þat þei byn somdele slowe.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)97 : If þei renne to ouȝt ellis þei shuld be fallen afore and ascied and wele lasshed, and what houndes þat þei may gete vp bryng hem..þer þat he was last seye, And if it be a grete daunger, þei ouȝte to blowe a moote for þe lymer and lat hym sewe til he haue retreuyd hym, or ellis þat he haue brouȝt it out of davnger.
- a1425 *York MGame [OD col.] (Dgb 182)chapt.13 : Þei seche not wele, nor þei retreue [Vsp: rennen] nought wele, ne þei hunte not longe.
- c1450 *Dogs in MS.Arms 58 (ArmsAr 58)f.1 : Spaynelle retriuyth.
- a1475 *Hrl.Diseases Hawk A (Hrl 2340)26b : When þu puttist vp A pertrych, þofe þi hawke A bate, holde fast, & marke it & lat þi spanell retryue it.
- 1486 ?Berners Bk.St.Albans (Blades 1881)leaf b iv/a : Whan she hath done any of theys or all, go and retriue moo and she will nym plente.
b
- c1475(?a1440) Burgh Cato(1) (Rwl C.48)814 : Resorte, resorte and hidirward releve..For your availe vnto this place retreve.