Middle English

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Etymology

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From sklere (a veil, headdress; a cloak or an overgarment).

Verb

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skleren (third-person singular simple present sklereth, present participle sklerende, sklerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sklered)

  1. to veil, conceal
    With fayre honyed wordes heretykes and mis-meninge people skleren and wimplen their errours. — Testament of Love, Thomas Usk

References

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  • Middle English Dictionary