Middle English Dictionary Entry
suspīres n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | suspīres n. plural |
| Etymology | From OF sospir, AF suspir(e. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. suspīrīes n.pl.
1.
Sighs.
Associated quotations
- a1450 O lewde book (Tan 346)25 : Lucerne a nyȝt with heuenli influence Illumyned, rote of beaute and goodnes, Suspires [vr. suspiries] which I effunde in scilence, Of grace I beseke, alegge let ȝour writyng.