Middle English Dictionary Entry
biþrungen ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | biþrungen ppl. Also bethrong. |
| Etymology | Cp. thringen press, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Hard pressed, beset (as by enemies, danger); (b) hemmed in; cramped (quarters); (c) crowded.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)14825 : Wiþþ wanndraþ biþrungenn.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)8814 : Ich wes o þon fihte mid alle mine cnihten hærde bi-ðrungen [Otho: bi-þrongen].
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)30959 : Sone þa tidende icumen wes..hu Brien wes bi-þrungen.
b
- c1225 Body & S.(2) (Wor F.174)4/29 : Nu þu hauest neowe hus, inne beþrungen.
- a1275 Þene latemeste dai (Trin-C B.14.39)36 : Þu salt ben in putte ful faste bi-þronge.
c
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)13015 : Al the feld lay be-throng With dede bodyes.