Middle English Dictionary Entry
mẹ̄ke adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | mẹ̄ke adv. |
| Etymology | From mẹ̄k . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Humbly, submissively.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Judith 8.20 : Wee, forsoþe, oþer god knowen not saue hym; abijde wee meeke þe counfortinge of hym.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)18982 : I shal sende..Of my spirit..Boþe on mon & wommon eke; Of prophecie shul þei speke meke.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.167 : Ageyn R. he ferd; to fote he felle fulle meke.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl.(Manly-Rickert)E.538 : As a lamb she sitteth meke and stille.
Note: Need this quot. We treated stille as adv. in phr. sitten stille so this should be adv. too.--per MJW.