Middle English Dictionary Entry
terren v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | terren v.(1) Also tere. |
| Etymology | OE tirwan (cp. niw-tyrwed & getirwan); cp. teoru, teru, oblique te(o)rw-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)707 : Hise ship he greyþede wel inow; He dede it tere an ful wel pike, Þat it ne doutede sond ne krike.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2596 : In an fetles of rigesses wrogt, Terred, ðat water dered it nogt, Ðis child wunden ghe wulde don.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)489 : Terryn, wythe terre: Colofoniso, pissaigro.