Middle English Dictionary Entry
shench n.
Entry Info
| Forms | shench n. |
| Etymology | ?OE *scenc leg (cp. MLG schink(e, schenke); ?= ME shank(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The leg; werpen shanke over ~, to throw one leg over the other, cross one's legs.
Associated quotations
- c1230 Ancr.(Corp-C 402)103/19 : Þe ealleofte hwelp is ifed wið supersticiuns, wið semblanz & wið sines, as beoren on heh þet heaued..warpe schonke ouer schench [Pep: werpen legge ouer oþer].