Middle English Dictionary Entry
atlinge ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | atlinge ger. Also etling, e(a)tlunge. |
| Etymology | From atlen . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Intention, endeavor; (b) preparation; (c) bi ~, at an estimate; wiðuten ~, beyond calculation.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)688 : Me bos telle to þat tolk þe tene of my wylle, And alle myn atlyng to Abraham unhaspe.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)1633 : Priam by purpos a pales gert make..And euyn at his etlyng Ylion was cald.
b
- c1600(c1350) Alex.Maced.(Grv 60)268 : With mich riall araie redy too fight, With atling of aireblast and archeres ryfe.
c
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)25761 : Na whit heo ne funden..buten..ban vnimete, bi atlinge [Otho: hatling] heom þuhte þritti uoðere.
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)34/591 : Hwen he ȝeueð feirlec to al þet is feier in heouene & in eorðe, Muchele mare he haueð wið uten ei etlunge ethalden to him seoluen.
- c1225(?c1200) SWard (Bod 34)36/355 : Mare he gleadeð of godd, wiðuten ei etlunge [Tit: eatlunge; Ayenb.: wyþoute comparisoun], þen of his ahne gleadunge.