Middle English Dictionary Entry
tukken v.
Entry Info
| Forms | tukken v. Also tuk(e. |
| Etymology | ONF toukier, var. of OF tochier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. touchen v.
1.
(a) In phrase: ~ le mein, ?to shake hands, i.e., strike a bargain [could also be construed as OF]; (b) ~ up, to sound a blast on (a trumpet).
Associated quotations
a
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)1922 : Yeur marchandise is feir & good: now let vs make an ende..Com, of short, let tuk le meyn.
b
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)773 : With þat þai tuke [Dub: tukkyn] vp þaire trompes a-pon þe twa sidis, Braidis banars a-brade, buskis to mete.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3610 : With þat þai tuke vp þe trumpis be thretty at anes, A-grydis grymly to-gedir þe grekes & barbres.