Middle English Dictionary Entry
hā̆telīche adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | hā̆telīche adj. Also heatelich. |
| Etymology | OE hetelīc, reshaped under influence of hāte n. & hā̆tel adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Cruel, fierce; (b) terrible.
Associated quotations
a
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)18/5 : Me, heateliche hund..me schendest tu nawt.
- c1225 St.Kath.(1) (Bod 34)2214 : Heateliche [Einenkel: Lowr, ich am her, þu hatele gast].
b
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)682 : He [God] is so dredful and hateliche To alle þulke þat ben his fon.