Middle English Dictionary Entry
shōrer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | shōrer n. Also shorier(e. |
| Etymology | From shōren v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A prop, support; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)19.20 : Þe tree hihte trewe-loue..Hit hadde shoriers [vr. schorares] to shoue hit vp, þre shides of o lengþye.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)19.25 : Thees þre shoryeres..þat bereþ vp þis plonte, Thei by-tokneþ trewely þe trinite of heuene.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)19.119 : Libera uoluntas dei lauhte þe mydel shoriere And hitte after þe fende.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)72/87 : Suche famulers aboute kinges..shulde greet might have..these clepe I the helpes to a poste to kepe him from falling..But-if the shorers be wel grounded, the helpes shulden slyden and suffre the charge to falle.
b
- (1390) Doc.Oxf.in OHS 7310 : Iohannes Shoryere, carpentarius.