Middle English Compendium
Toggle navigation
Skip to results
Skip to search form
Skip to search results filters
Dictionary
Bibliography
Quotations
Search in
Entire entry
Headword (with alternate spellings)
Headword (preferred spelling only)
Definition and notes
Etymology
Associated quotes and manuscripts
Modern English word equivalent
search for
Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
Æ æ (ash)
Search
Current Filters
Source Language
Middle Dutch
Remove constraint Source Language: Middle Dutch
Source Language
arly Modern English
Remove constraint Source Language: arly Modern English
Start Over
Toggle facets
Limit your search
Part of Speech
adjective
2
gerund
1
noun
1
verb
1
Source Language
Middle Dutch
[remove]
5
arly Modern English
[remove]
5
Dutch
1
East Frisian
1
Middle English
1
Middle Low German
1
Modern English
1
Old English
1
West Flemish
1
Search Constraints
1
-
5
of
5
Sort by Alphabetical
Relevance
Alphabetical
Number of results to display per page
20 per page
20
per page
100
per page
Search Results
1.
sheldrāke
n.
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A multicolored duck, the common sheldrake (Tadorna tadorna); (b) as surname.
…
2.
smoǧinge
ger.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Soiling, smudging.
…
3.
spetifful
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Harmful, injurious.
…
4.
tolter
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Unsteady, unstable; also, as adv.: unsteadily [last quot.].
…
5.
tọ̄̆spateren
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To smash (sth.) to pieces, scatter in fragments.
…