Middle English Dictionary Entry
ilēte n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ilēte n. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI lǣti. Also cp. OE (12th-cent. MS) gelǣte. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Outward manner or bearing; (b) expression.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)403 : He..wiþ is uo berþ grete ilete, Þat he uor areȝþe hit ne forlete.
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1715 : Moniman..Þurh belde worde an mid ilete Deþ his iuo for arehþe swete.
b
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1446 : Ne mai ich for reoþe lete Þanne ich iseo þe tohte ilete Þe luue bring on þe ȝunglinge.