Middle English Dictionary Entry
mākelē̆s adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | mākelē̆s adj. Also makelese, -less(e, -los, makellez, makles. |
| Etymology | From māke n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Unequalled, unparalleled, unique, peerless, matchless; (b) without a mate; (c) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)26/1 : Me, mihti godd makeles, is þet eani wunder?
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)40/8 : Þis is ure cunde, makelese meiden.
- a1275 Nu þis fules (Trin-C B.14.39)3 : Of on ic wille singen þat is makeles; þe kind [read: king] of halle kinges to moder he hire ches.
- c1300 Gabriel fram evene king (Arun 248)49 : Maiden, moder makeles of milche ful ibunden, bid for hus.
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)819 : Heo habbeþ þis ladi in here bayli, Þat hireself, one makeles, Is mayden chast and weddet wes.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)10029 : It hir heild..Þat makles es hirself allan, Spus and moder and clene maidan.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)12119 : Þof þou wen make-less to be, Þat nan in lare sal teche þe, I can þe ken þat þou ne can.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)733 : This makellez perle, þat boȝt is dere, Þe joueler gef fore alle hys god.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)757 : My makelez Lambe..Me ches to hys make.
- a1425(a1349) Rolle MPass.(2) (Upps C.494)48/21 : As ȝoure loue was makeles, so was ȝoure sorwe perles.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.172 : Right as oure firste lettre is now an A, In beaute first so stood she, makeles.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3875 : He was makles one molde..This was sir Gawayne the gude.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)135/270 : Off a may makeles, þi modir þou made.
- c1450(c1350) Alex.& D.(Bod 264)1130 : Þis makelese man þat most was adouted..Alixandre, richest of kingus.
- a1450 I syng of a myden (Sln 2593)1 : I Syng of a myden þat is makeles; kyng of alle kynges to here sone che ches.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)743/10 : Hit is quene Isode that, outetake my lady youre quene, she ys makeles.
- c1450 Heyl gloryous virgyne (Clg A.2)18 : Heyl! mayden makelesse, heyl! moder of pyte.
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)799 : Menskfull maister, makeles of witt.
b
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)3307 : The holde raven..drof hys make away..The ȝonge that helpe hyr for to lyve, He schal have that he ches, And the holde go makeless.
c
- (1242-3) Inquest Lan.in LCRS 48155 : John Makeles.
- (1279) Hundred R.Tower 2575 : Margeria Makeles.
- (1286) Rec.Norwich 21 : Galfrido Makeles.
- (1332) Sub.R.Bdf.in Suf.GB 18183 : Willelmus Makelos.