Middle English Dictionary Entry
wintred(e adj.
Entry Info
Forms | wintred(e adj. |
Etymology | From OE gewintred or ME iwintred adj.; for sense (a) also cp. ME winter n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Wintry;
(b) aged.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)52 : Þa scipen foren wide ȝeon þare wintrede sæ.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)453 : Ȝho wass…winntredd wif & off…mikell elde.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)746 : Þatt time…teȝȝ wærenn ba Winntrede menn & alde.