Middle English Dictionary Entry
wǒnten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | wǒnten v. Also wunte, wunton; p.ppl. wonted. |
| Etymology | From wǒnt(e , etc., p.ppl. of wǒnen v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To accustom (sb. to sth.);
(b) ben wonted, to be accustomed (to do sth.).
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)534 : Wunton, or gretely to ȝeue an other vse and custome: Assuefacio, usito.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)228/8 : He mott wunte þaim & make þaim perfite in wirkyng of wull.
b
- a1413 Chaucer TC (Mrg M 817)5.277 : Whiten gan the Orisonte shene Al Estward, as it wonted [Riverside: wont; vr. wone] is to done.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)6779 : Lo, Sire, merlyne Js comen to ȝow here, That ȝe Weren Wonted to loven so Wel.