Middle English Dictionary Entry
joiinglī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | joiinglī adv. Also joingli. |
| Etymology | From joiing(e , ppl. of joien. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Cheerfully; (b) willingly.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Imit.Chr.(Dub 678)144/22 : At last suffre paciently [L patienter], if þou can not suffre ioingly [L gaudenter].
b
- c1450 Lychefelde Comp.G.(Lamb 853)659 : If þi body were woo bigoon, What bittir medecyn ȝeuen þee wore, Ioiyngly þou woldist it take anoon.