Middle English Dictionary Entry
stemmen v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | stemmen v.(1) Also stem; sg.3 stemes, stempmis. |
| Etymology | ?From ON: cp. OI stefna, stemna to aim at, summon; cp. LOE stefnian. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To consider, think; -- also refl.; also, consider how (to do sth.), determine.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2480 : Ȝe suld noȝt stody ne stem þe sternes for to handill.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2960 : He studis & he stuynes, he stemes [Dub: stempmys hym] with-in.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)5301 : Þan stemes he with [?read: with-in], þe stoute kyng, & stiggis with his name.