Middle English Dictionary Entry
threng(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | threng(e n. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI þröng. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. thring(e n., throng n.
1.
A crowd, throng.
Associated quotations
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)1115 : Among þe þrenge of sip-men [Clg: þon scipmonnen] hii funde þeos maydenes.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)6099 : Of Sarazins gret þreng About our Cristen made reng And hem biclepten in þat place And leyden on wiþ swerd and mace.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2529 : Abouten hij gonnen goo, Par force smyten in to þe þrenge.