Middle English Dictionary Entry
dēflī adj.
Entry Info
Forms | dēflī adj. Also develi. |
Etymology | From dēf ; also cp. OI daufligr lonely, dismal. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Dull, desolate.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)51 : A deuely dele in my hert denned.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)27/165 : We that haues alle worldis goode, ful defly may vs thynke.