Middle English Dictionary Entry
assidūēl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | assidūēl adj. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Constant, persistent, assiduous.
Associated quotations
- c1400 Ilka man (Tbr E.7)779 : Assiduele thoght of ded.
- a1425 Rolle FLiving (Arun 507)414 : Clenesse of werke kepis assiduel [Cmb: bysi] thought of þe deade.
- c1475(a1400) Sayings Fathers (Rwl C.285)125 : Assiduell prayer sone correctis a saule.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)54.8 : Assiduel deuocioun and swetnes of luf.
- a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501)64/22 : By þe craft magyk..she by here assiduell and hoge lokynge yn þe faces of men hadde slayn hem.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)23741 : Arthurs knightes wiselie wroght þai; His oste þai sette on gode arai. In fightes þai war assiduele In batails ofte hade done so wele.
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