Middle English Dictionary Entry
miraclǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | miraclǒus adj. Also miraclis. |
| Etymology | OF miraculos adj and L miraculosus adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Miraculous, marvelous, wonderful.
Associated quotations
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)7147 : Þe quen..hyr purpoos..had kept cloos Tyl she þis myraclous ueniaunce had se.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)89.25 (v.2:p.108) : God .. clarified hym by myraclis werkys.
- a1475 Bk.Quint.(Sln 73)23/13 : No þing may telle alle þe myraclis vertues þat god haþ maad in oure 5 essence.