Middle English Dictionary Entry
coleren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | coleren v. P. & ppl. colurt. |
| Etymology | From coler ; vr. of colẹ̄r collar, neck. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Hunt.?To sever the head at the neck; ?cut up (a boar) in accordance with approved practice.
Associated quotations
- c1475(?c1425) Avow.Arth.(Tay 9:French&Hale)258 : The King couthe of venery, Colurt him full kyndely: Þe hed of þat hardy He sette on a stake.
- c1475(?c1425) Avow.Arth.(Tay 9:French&Hale)482 : Þe bore brittunt þay funde, Was colurt of the Kingus hunde [read: hande].