Middle English Dictionary Entry
runken v.
Entry Info
| Forms | runken v. |
| Etymology | ?OF ronchier, runkier to snore or MDu. ronken, runcken, MLG runken to snore; cp. Flem. ronken to relate covertly. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. rouken v.
1.
To speak secretively, whisper; ~ or rounen.
Associated quotations
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)82/118 : I am full bowne To spyr and spy in euery towne After that wykkyd queyd; If I here any runk or rowne, I shall fownd to crak thare crowne.