Middle English Dictionary Entry
dẹ̄̆velish adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dẹ̄̆velish adj. |
| Etymology | From dẹ̄̆vel . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Devilish, fiendish, wicked.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)4.3565 : To thynke on moordre, it is to foul a thyng..the deuelissh compassyng To ech creature of nature is odible.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)8.1630 : This deuelissh man, deying in despeir.
- c1450 De CMulieribus (Add 10304)287 : She was fayrere..or she dydd folow and consent To the serpentysse develyssh entysement.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 ?Scrope Ribot First Monks (Lamb 192)163/17 : Be the qwich the freres of the forseyd deuylysch temptacions thei wern delyuerd.
Note: Postdates word.