Middle English Dictionary Entry
worsten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | worsten v. Also worst. |
| Etymology | From werst(e adj. sup. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To deteriorate, specif. become unhealthy.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) Trev.Barth.(Add 27944:Seymour)1121/27 : Plinius seiþ þat þe asse is a beste þat may worst wiþ colde [L frigoris impatiens] and bredeþ nouȝt þerfore in colde cuntrees and landes.