[f. prec. sb.]
† 1. intr. To be a frontier, or as a frontier; to border on or upon. Obs.
1599. Hakluyt, Voy., II. 15. The countrey called Suet … frontering vpon the countrie of the Damascenes.
1652–62. Heylin, Cosmogr., II. (1682), 166. As far Westward as the River Tibiscus, where it frontiered on the Jazyges Metanastæ.
2. trans. a. To look upon the frontier, boundary, or coast of; to face; now rare. † b. To stand in front of; to bar, oppose. Obs.
1579. Fenton, Guicciard. (1618), 270. They saw the armie so hardie, as to incampe in that valley which was frontired with troublesome mountaines, and in the midst of the enemies countrey.
1586. J. Ferne, The Blazon of Gentrie, II. 32. Being that part of the country a frontering the sea.
1589. Ive, Fortif., 29. So small Forts may well serue to hinder the courses of a small number, but not to frontier a forcible enemie.
1596. Spenser, State Irel. Wks. (Globe), 621/2. Now for that it is noe more a border, nor frontyerd with enemyes, why should such privileges be any more contynued?
a. 1849. J. C. Mangan, trans. Tiedge, The Field of Kunnersdorf, Poems (1859), 227.
| There the pilgrim on the bridge that, bounding | |
| Life’s domain, frontiers the wold of Death. |
Hence † Frontiering ppl. a., occupying the frontier or border; neighboring.
1600. Dymmok, Ireland (1843), 35. His Lordship … repared the breaches of the castle, and placed such a garrison in the same as might anoy the fronteringe rebells.
