Middle English Dictionary Entry
rungen v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | rungen v.(1) Also rung, ruing. |
| Etymology | ?From rung n.; also cp. OE *ryngan or ODan. *rynga (E.J. Dobson, Origins of Ancrene Wisse 105 n.2.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: ~ up, to stand up, rise up; also, fig. become roused.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)15/15 : Ed te an salm ȝe schulen stonden..& ed te oþer sitten, & eauer wið gloria patri rungen [Nero: arisen] up & buhen.
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)150/12 : Sone se þu eauer underȝetest þet tes dogge of helle cume snakerinde wið his blodi flehen of stinkinde þohtes, ne li þu nawt stille ne ne site nowðer..Rung [Cleo: Ruing; Pep: arise] up, sture þe, hald up ehen on heh.