Middle English Dictionary Entry
ardauntlī adv.
Entry Info
Forms | ardauntlī adv. Also ardontli, ardentli. |
Etymology | From adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fervently, ardently.
Associated quotations
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)51 : Þet me eth and dryngþ..oþer out of mesure oþer to ardontliche.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)102 : We byeþ his children and..ardontliche louye oure ealde broþer Iesu crist.
- a1400 Wycl.MPl.(Add 24202)49 : Verry recreation is leeveful ocupiynge in false werkis, to more ardently worschen grettere werkis.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)7412 : By cheryte Ardently brennyng euere was she.