Middle English Dictionary Entry
whē̆r-from adv. & conj.
Entry Info
| Forms | whē̆r-from adv. & conj. |
| Etymology | From whē̆r adv. & conj. & from prep. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
As rel. adv.: (a) introducing a locative adj. clause: whence, from which; wher-bi and ~;
(b) introducing a nonlocative adj. clause, with verb of deliverance: from which; the ~, from the which.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)467 : Ech of the now spokun mannys lawis…is the occasioun wherbi and wherfro the goostli harme and synne comen.
b
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.436 : In hym ne deyned spare blood roial The fyr of love—wherfro [vrr. þe wherfro, wherefrom; fro þe wheche] God me blesse—Ne him forbar in no degree.