southren

Middle English

Adjective

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.