Middle English Dictionary Entry
impersōnāl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | impersōnāl adj. |
| Etymology | L impersōnālis |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Gram. Of verbs: impersonal.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Battlefield Gram.(Trin-C O.5.4)98 : In how many maners schalt thou by gynne to make Latyn? By foure..by a nominatyf case..by the vocatyf case, by an ablatyf case absolute, or by a verbe inpersonall..How by a verbe inpersonall? As 'me syttyth in scole, sedetur in scola'.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 Hatton Informacio (Hat 58)118/312 : How many participles of a verbes inpersonalis of þe actiue voyce?
Note: New spelling
- a1500 Hatton Informacio (Hat 58)116/248 : Wherby knowyst a verbe inpersonall?
Note: Supplemental material