Middle English Dictionary Entry
ātel adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | ātel adj. |
| Etymology | OE atol |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Dreadful, horrible, terrible.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4803 : He wass himm sellf Full hefiȝlike secnedd..Þurrh an full atell adle.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)13678 : He..warrþ till atell defell þær.
- a1250 Wooing Lord (Tit D.18)275 : Ah ouer alle oðre þinges makes te luuewurði to me þa harde atele hurtes.
- a1300 Floris (Vit D.3)77/113 : Heo bi nom him his atel knif.