Middle English Dictionary Entry
sermǒunen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | sermǒunen v. Also sermoun, -mon(e(n, -mun, sarmone, -moun, -mun(en, (early) sermonie, sarmoni; p. sermund, sarmoned, -monde, (?error) sermon. |
| Etymology | OF sermoner, sermouner, sermuner, sarmon(n)er, sarmouner, AF sarmuner. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To speak, make a speech; speak to (sb.); say (sth.); ~ of, speak of (sth.), talk about; (b) to preach; preach to (sb.); ~ of, preach about (sth.).
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Wisd.8.12 : Þei shul susteynen me beyng stille, & me spekinge beholden, & me sermownynge [vr. sermounende; WB(2): the while I speke; L sermocinante] manye thingis, hondis to þer mouþ þei shul putten.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard.(Manly-Rickert)C.879 : What nedeth it to sermone [vrr. sarmone; serven] of it moore?
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)6935 : Seynt Ihon to Troyle bygan to sermun [glossed: to speke] with ensamples of gode resun.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)6219 : Right thus while falssemblant sermoneth [F sermone], Eftsones loue hym aresoneth And brake his tale in his spekyng.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)282/302 : If þe traytoure be taught for vntrewe, And þerfore sermones you no more, I will sikirly sende hym selffe fore.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)109 : Whan the olde hadde thus spoken and sermowned of hire craft, with gret despyte j seyde hire ayen, [etc.].
b
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.(Lamb 487)81 : Þas twa brondes bitacneð twein men, þe an sunegeð and is sari for his sunne, ah he ne mei his flesc awelden; þis monne me mei sermonen mid godes worde..Þes oðer Mon þet sunegeð and luueð his sunnen..is strong to sermonen.
- a1300 Sayings St.Bede (Jes-O 29)161 : Þeos prude leuedies..Nulleþ here sermonye Of none gode þinge.
- c1300 SLeg.Magd.(2) (LdMisc 108)158 : Marie wax egleche; Crist hire hauede a-boute i-sent to sarmoni and to preche.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)13260 : Iesus..sermund [Frf: sarmonde] wit his loueli spek And heild mani þat war seke.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)19320 : Þe men þat yee did in prisun..in temple þai sermon [Göt: sarmun; Trin-C: sermoun].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)20940 : [P]aul..Þe toþer yeir of þe assencion, Tok he baptim and gun sermon [Göt: sarmun; Trin-C: sarmoun].
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)18666 : Iesus..wid þaim he dueld fourti dais, An sarmoned [Vsp: sermon; Frf: preyched]..of heuenes blis þat es sua hei.