Middle English Dictionary Entry
sturten adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | sturten adj. |
| Etymology | Perh. from sturte n., but cp. MScot. sturtand, sturtyn, ppl. of sturt v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Quarrelsome, contentious.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3758 : Be noȝt to sturten with þi sturte to stryue vs a-gayn.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4256 : Bot leue ȝe noȝt we be to heȝe ne hauten of will, To steryn or to sturtyn or sterid to enuy.