Middle English Dictionary Entry
ei(e)s-wei(e)s adverbial phr., adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | ei(e)s-wei(e)s adverbial phr., adv. |
| Etymology | Cp. ei any, and wei (OE weg). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In any way or manner.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)15541 : Swa feor swa he for dæðes kare dursten æies weies faren.
- c1225 St.Marg.(1) (Roy 17.A.27)33/1 : Ȝef ich mahte eisweis [Bod: eanies-weis] makien ham to fallen.
- c1225 St.Juliana (Roy 17.A.27)88 : Ȝef he mahte eisweis wenden hire heorte.