Middle English Dictionary Entry
skīren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | skīren v. Also skir. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI skīra. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. shiren v., skeren v.
1.
(a) To exonerate (sb.); (b) to purify (oneself), cleanse.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?c1300) Reinbrun (Auch)p.663 : Þerl Terry and he Were skyred and maked fre Þourȝ þe conquerur.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)28058 : Ilkan i rede for-loke þat þai ripe wele þair aun boke, And skir [Glb: scowre] þam sua wit þair in-sight.