sicer
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Medieval Latin sīcera.
Noun[edit]
sicer
- Alternative form of ciser
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3245-3248:
- This Sampson never sicer drank ne wyn,
Ne on his heed cam rasour noon ne shere,
By precept of the messager divyn,
For alle his strengthes in his heres were; [...]- This Sampson never drank alcoholic drinks nor wine,
Nor on his head came any razor or scissors,
By command of the divine messenger,
For all his powers were in his hair; [...]
- This Sampson never drank alcoholic drinks nor wine,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3245-3248:
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English sicor.
Adjective[edit]
sicer
- Alternative form of siker
Adverb[edit]
sicer
- Alternative form of siker
References[edit]
- “sicer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.