Middle English Dictionary Entry
titerer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | titerer n. Pl. titerer(e)s, (?errors) titeris, tyteres. |
| Etymology | Prob. imitative; cp. tī̆tiller n. & Dan. titre, Swed. dial. tittra v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A tattler, talebearer.
Associated quotations
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)20.297 : Conscience..made pees porter to pynne þe ȝates Of alle taletellers and tyterers [vrr. tytereres, tyteres; C vr. titeris] in ydel.