Middle English Dictionary Entry
a-left, a-lefthalf adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | a-left, a-lefthalf adv. |
| Etymology | From on phrase. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
On or to the left side; aleft and aright, right and left, on all sides, in every direction.
Associated quotations
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)6255 : Ac a left half & a riȝt King Arthour slouȝ doun riȝt.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)8139 : A left he smot & a riȝt.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)23 : Þes boȝ him spret ine uele manyeres ariȝthalf and alefthalf.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)38 : Þe oþre riche men..nimeþ aryȝthalf and alefthalf, þet no þing ne may ham ascapie.