Middle English Dictionary Entry
for-til infinitive particle & conj.
Entry Info
Forms | for-til infinitive particle & conj. |
Etymology | Comb. of for & til. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. forto.
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Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)717 : He þoȝt þat ioy for til [Göt: forto; Vsp: to] stynt.
b
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)11.119 : Leue him on þi luft half..Forte [vr. foor til] þou come to a Court.