Middle English Dictionary Entry
tēren v.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | tēren v.(3) Also tere, teare; ppl. (early) tirende. |
| Etymology | From tēr(e n. & (for 1st quot.) OE tīran, tȳran. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To weep, cry; of the eyes: water, produce tears; ppl. tirende as adj., of the eyes: watering, watery, runny.
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B)33/1 : Wið tyrende eaȝene ȝenim þa ylcan wyrte.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)36a/b : Lacrimare: teren.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)95 : Whan j apperceyued afterward ayen that so j wolde be disceyued, j bigan to tere and to weepe and to sigh.
- a1500 Discip.Cler.(Wor F.172)31 : She..to the fastyng hound yaf brede..with an oynoun froted, Whiche, whan the hound had tasted and eten, for the bitternes the eyen bigan to teare.