Middle English Dictionary Entry
westren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | westren v. Also westre, wester, (error) wrestyn; ppl. westering, (pl.) westeringes; p.ppl. i)westrid. |
| Etymology | From west adv.; also cp. wester-, as in westerlī adv. & westermōst adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of the sun, a star, etc.: to draw toward the west, move westward across the sky; ben westrid; ~ doun, descend in the western sky.
Associated quotations
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)prol.136 : Esperus gan to wester dovn.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.3953 : Phebus fer vnder her orizonte I-westrid was.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.8569 : Phebus chare gan to westre doun.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)4349 : Titan westryd was so lowe That no man myght vnnethys other knowe.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)2.906 : The sonne Gan westren [vr. wrestyn] faste.
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)96/10 : Eyen tourne downward as þei were westerynges [Lyell: westeryng] or goyng to glade [L occidentes eo addunt], it sheweth vn-meke and vn-plesyng folkes.