Middle English Dictionary Entry
sirwen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | sirwen v. Ppl. sirwiȝende; p. sireude. |
| Etymology | OE sirwan, sirwian, sirewan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To plot, contrive evil; also, plot (how to do sth.).
Associated quotations
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)52/23 : Þæt wif Herodias syrewde ymbe Johanne, & wolde hine to deaðe gedon.
- c1175(OE) Bod.Hom.Dom.Quadr.(Bod 343)54/22 : Ðe deofol ne slæpæð næfre, ac a he bið waciȝende & syrwiȝende hu he moncun maȝe biswiken.