Middle English Dictionary Entry
bēveren adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | bēveren adj. |
| Etymology | From bēver n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Beaver-colored, reddish brown; (b) ?~ hat = bever hat, q.v.
Associated quotations
a
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3630 : The bolde kynge..abowtte rowes, All bare-heuvede for besye, with beueryn lokkes.
- c1475 Awntyrs Arth.(Tay 9)p.14 : He glysset up with his ene that gray were and grete, With his beueren [Thrn: burely; Dc: beueren] berd.
b
- ?a1300 MS Bod.652 in Halliwell D.170 : He toc his bevetene [?read: beverene] hat, With pal that was biweved.