Middle English Dictionary Entry
wēf n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | wēf n.(2) Also weffe. |
| Etymology | From wēven v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. weve n.
1.
A blow, stroke; ?also, in adv. phrase: swich a ~, ?with great force, loudly.
Associated quotations
- c1390 NHom.Narrat.(Vrn)45.315/304 : Atte ȝate was a portere þat…was Doumbe and Def And Pers gon clepe on him, such a wef, And seide: ‘porter, I comaunde þe þat þou þe ȝates open me.’
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)5333 : He took to hym hys mase off bras…And gaff hym a sory weffe [vr. strake], þat his helme al tocleffe.