Middle English Dictionary Entry
turren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | turren v. Also turre, tourre. |
| Etymology | ?OF turrer ?to give a blow; cp. MnE dial. turr to butt with the head, torran interj., & turr interj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of an animal: to butt with the head; ~ doun.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)5567 : Þan driues he [Alexander]..in-to desert landis..A wilsom wast & a wild & wons full of neddirs, And þai ware to hedously hoge & horned as Tupis; Þai turred doun of his tulkis & with þar tyndis sloȝe.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)132a : To Tourre [Monson: turre]: Arietare est enim Arietum et aliorum animalium.