Middle English Dictionary Entry
frightlī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | frightlī adv. Also frigtlike. |
| Etymology | From fright . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Filled with awe or fear, fearfully.
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3870 : Ic wene frigtlike ðat he [Moses] do; Ones he smot ðor on ðe ston [etc.].
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)180/478 : I was castyn in care, so frightly afrayd.