Middle English Dictionary Entry
weltering ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | weltering ger. |
| Etymology | From welteren v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. waltring(e ger.
1.
(a) The rotation of a wheel;
(b) the act of wallowing about on the ground;
(c) the surging of sea waves.
Associated quotations
a
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.163 : To se the sudayn weltering Off that ilk quhele…It semyt unto my wit a strong thing…othir eke that sat abone on hye Were ouerthrawe in twinklyng of an eye.
b
- (1449) Metham AC (Gar 141)1631 : He…Wypt on the gres hys blody mowth; and in hys welteryng Made alle blody Cleopes kerchyff in hys wypyng.
c
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)5450 : Bot for welteryng of wawes sere he moght noȝt ȝit come þe fysche nere.