Middle English Dictionary Entry
stīre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | stīre n. Also stere. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. stire a kind of cider apple. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)154/462 : Take an appull that is clepid a rede steere or Ricardon and take owt the core and fill the hole wt safron.
- c1450 Y wandryng (Lin-O Lat.129)48 : Sibyl with saferen and sauery þerby Stallyth vp here strawberyes and styrys þat bery[s].