Middle English Dictionary Entry
thinnen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | thinnen v.(2) Also thin(ne. |
| Etymology | OE þennan, perh. influenced by ME thinnen v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To extend (a symbol of domination over a place); ~ to, refl. betake oneself to (a place).
Associated quotations
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)59.9 : In Ydume sal I þinne [WBible(1): strecche; L extendam] mi scho.
- a1450(c1400) Wor.Serm.(Wor F.10)37/513 : Vor þei sey i ler nat as i schul do: whan i schulde be at scole þei sei ich am þennis, ȝe, i þynme [read: þyn me] to iustes & trifold, þei sei, þat neuer schal do me good no wrschepe.