Middle English Dictionary Entry
slēting ger.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | slēting ger.(1) Also (SM) slating(e, (early SWM) slæting. |
| Etymology | From slēten v.(1) & LOE slǣting. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Hunting; bole ~, bull-baiting; on (o) ~; (b) ~ of wordes, verbal provocation, incitement.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)6139 : Þa cheorles wenden to þan wuden..and iuunden þene king þær he wes an slæting [Otho: an hontyng].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)6150 : Þus Gratien þe king for ut an slæting [Otho: vt wende an hontinge].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14557 : Hit was in ane dæie þat Gurmund mid his duȝeðe dringes heðene riden a slatinge.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)200 : Þere was champouns skirmyng..of oþere also, wrestlyng, Of lyons chace, of bere baityng, A-bay of bore, of bole slatyng.
b
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)196 : This Pelleus..printed in hert Iff he might..be..sletyng of wordes Gar Jason with any gyn the iourney vndertake.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388:Matsumoto)908 : Iason..Drow euyn to the Dragon dressit hym to fight, And he gird hym agayne with a grym noyse; Mony sletynges vnslogh throughe hys slote yode.
Note: Modify gloss
Note: It seems to me that this case is also an adjective modifying the verbal noun. The third photocopy of the MS shows that "slecynges" in the EETS edition is an error for "sletynges". This verbal noun seems to mean 'something rushing out (of the hollow at the base of the throat or just the throat of a dragon,' that is, 'noises'. If so, the word "unslogh" could modify the verbal noun.--per YS
Note: See MED sleten v.(1)..(c)..also, rush, hasten.