Middle English Dictionary Entry
yerden v.
Entry Info
| Forms | yerden v. P. (early) ȝerd(d)ede; ppl. (N) ȝerdit. |
| Etymology | From yē̆rd n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To beat (sb.) with a rod;
(b) ppl. ȝerdit, of urine: streaked, barred.
Associated quotations
a
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)14/8 : Þe cwelleres leiden…luðerliche on hire lich…me ȝerddede [Roy: ȝerdede] hire þus ȝeomerliche.
b
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)198/1801 : Þe uryn is sa bryght & with schynynge bemys…syk is uryn called urina virgulata (vergit, ȝerdit, bemyd uryn).