Middle English Dictionary Entry
shipen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | shipen v. Also (early) scipien; p. (SW) ssipede. |
| Etymology | From OE scipe; cp. ME shipe n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To reward (sb.), pay.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)9986 : Arður..heom wolde on londe leofliche at-halden scipien heom mid londe, mid seoluere, & mid golde.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)11145 : Þe stalwardeste men..to him vaste he drou & of porchas of neiȝebores ssipede hom wel inou.