southren

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Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

southren

  1. Alternative form of southerne
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 42-45:
      But trusteth wel, I am a Southren man,
      I can nat geste—rum, ram, ruf—by lettre,
      Ne, god wot, rym holde I but litel bettre;
      And therfor, if yow list, I wol nat glose.
      But trust well, I am a Southern man,
      I can not recite ‘rum, ram, ruf,’ letter by letter,
      And, God knows, rime I consider but little better;
      And therefore, if you wish, I will not deceive you.