Middle English Dictionary Entry
umberouen v.
Entry Info
Forms | umberouen v. P.pl. umberowen. |
Etymology | From rouen v.(1); also cp. birōwen v.; could also be construed as rouen v.(1) with postposed prep. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To row around (sth.), pass by in a boat.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)59 : Heuede Eneas þe duc mid his driht-folcke widen iwalken ȝend þat wide water: moni lond umbe-rowen, redes him trokeden.