Middle English Dictionary Entry
smewe v. (past singular)
Entry Info
| Forms | smewe v. (past singular) |
| Etymology | Cp. OI smeygja, Norw. dial. smöygja, & Scot. dial. smoo, smue to slip (a garment) off. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pulled off (a garment).
Associated quotations
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)5245 : Herhaud him [Otous] folwed stouteliche; His bodi no drad he nouʒt miche; Bihinden him he smewe his wede; Þe lasse of him was his drede.