Middle English Dictionary Entry
abælien v.
Entry Info
Forms | abælien v. P. abæileden. |
Etymology | OE ābæligan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. abelȝen.
1.
Rouse to anger, provoke.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)10275 : Bruttes weoren bisie & ofte hine a-bæileden; ofte heo him wið fuhten.