Middle English Dictionary Entry
bāsten v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | bāsten v.(1) |
| Etymology | OF bastir |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To baste or sew (sth.).
Associated quotations
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)104 : With a thred bastyng my slevis, Alone I wente in my plaiyng, The smale foules song harknyng.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)26 : Bastyn clothys: Subsuo.