| 释义 |
† nurn, v. Obs.
Also no(u)rne.
[Of obscure origin; peculiar to the Gawain poet.]
1. a. trans. To utter, say.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 65 An oþer nayed also & nurned þis cawse. Ibid. 669 ‘Now innoghe hit is not so’ þenne nurned þe dryȝtyn. 13..St. Erkenwolde 101 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 152 Þer is no lede opone lyfe..may..his nome ne his note nourne of one speche.
b. intr. To speak, discourse.
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1661 He nolde not for his nurture nurne hir a-ȝaynez. Ibid. 1669 Þer þay dronken, & dalten, & demed eft nwe, To norne on þe same note.
2. trans. To ask or request; to urge or press.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 803, I norne yow bot for on nyȝt neȝe me to lenge. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1771 Þat prynce of pris..Nurned hym so neȝe þe þred, þat nede hym bi-houed [etc.].
3. To offer, proffer.
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1823, I wil no giftez for gode..; I haf none yow to norne, ne noȝt wyl I take. |
