Middle English Dictionary Entry
dǒuble-fōld adj. & adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | dǒuble-fōld adj. & adv. Also -fald, -feld. |
| Etymology | Modeled on twọ̄-fōld, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Double; the ~, double the number.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) Prols.Ps.(Dc 369(1))737 : That..wee be not clad with the doublefold cloth of confusioun, but with the stole of double glorifiyng.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)7.193 : Theigh ȝe be founde in þe fraternete of alle þe foure ordres, And haue indulgences double-folde, but if dowel ȝow help [etc.].
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)8728 : A-ȝeyn Ector..Ther were In the feld..Off men of Grece knyȝtes bold..mo then the double-fold.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)9909 : Dubblefold harm scholen they haue.
2.
(a) In twice the amount, twice as much, doubly; (b) in two ways.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6758 : He sal again yeild duble fald [Trin-C: double folde].
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)890 : Wyth sere sewes..sesounde of þe best, Double-felde..& fele kyn fischez.
- a1425 NHom.(3) Leg.Suppl.Hrl.(Hrl 4196)37/234 : Byes ogayne youre land..þat ȝe byfore haf solde, Ouþer þe same or duble folde!
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)100/4 : God..may aftre yelde you rytches and worshipp double folde.
b
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)90/6 : He þat sweriþ bi creatures synneþ duble foold.
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)8509 : That prophetes [i.e. profits] double-fold, for deueles hit feres fast awaye..and [mas]..alle the pepel for to pray.