Middle English Dictionary Entry
ēdīleǧ(e n.
Entry Info
Forms | ēdīleǧ(e n. |
Etymology | From ēdī and -leǧe (as in knou-leǧe knowledge). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
One of the virtues blessed in the Beatitudes, a blessing; cp. edinesse.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)5706 : Þe fifte seollþe nemmnedd iss Forrȝifenesse & are..þe sexte seollþess ædiȝleȝȝc Iss clene & lutterr herrte.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)5724 : Þe seoffnde seollþess ædiȝleȝȝc Iss griþþ i manness herrte.