Middle English Dictionary Entry
chirmen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | chirmen v. |
| Etymology | OE ci(e)rman |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To chirp, twitter; also said of a nun saying her prayers.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)41b : Spearewe is a chiterinde brid, chitereð aa ant chirmeð..swa ah ancre..chirmin & chiterin eauer hire bonen.
- c1450(c1405) Mum & S.(2) (Add 41666)939 : Þay [birds] chirmed and chaunged þaire notes.