Middle English Dictionary Entry
mortāllī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | mortāllī adv. Also mortaili, mortelli. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Mortally, in a manner causing or threatening death; (b) fiercely, furiously; bitterly; (c) grievously; mournfully.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML.(Manly-Rickert)B.406 : But this scorpion..The sowdanesse, for al hir flaterynge, Caste vnder this ful mortally [vrr. mortali; mortall] to stynge.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.8376 : Ful mortally a-boute hym he gan smyte.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.1699 : Vp-on Grekis, þese worþi knyȝtes alle..sodeynly ben falle Ful mortally or þat þei wer ware.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.2831 : Amyd þe feld, if I þe efte fynde, Þou schalt þi conseil mortally repente.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.2992 : With her speres..Euerych haþ oþer wounded ful mortally.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.1281 : Pallamydes..Caste hym anoon tavenge Thelamoun..And mortally his guerdoun hym to quyte.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.2380 : Achilles..toke no maner hede Whoso were hool or mortally doth blede.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.4916 : And Cirus thanne furious as leoun, His aduersaries gan mortalli tawake.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)2541 : The tother party off the swerd..ys sharp..To wonde..And ful mortally to byte.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)21024 : Sathan..fful mortally..shal the quyte.
- a1500(c1435) ?Lydg.DM(2) (Lnsd 699)47/511 : A-geyns deth..Whan that hir list mortally to assaile..ther may be no deffence.
b
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mcp.(Manly-Rickert)H.313 : Ne telleth neuere no man in youre lyf How that another man hath dight his wyf; He wol yow haten mortally [vr. mortelly], certeyn.
- c1400 Brut-1333 (Rwl B.171)64/25 : Þai fouȝten togeder mortaily and so þai descomfitede his enemys alle & destroiede ham.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.4260 : So mortally þei made hem gon abak, Þat al gan turne to her confusioun.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.2575 : Hector slouȝ þe Grekis mortally..hauynge no mercy.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.4684 : Pollymadas Mortally pursued on þe chas.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.4746 : Mortally þei fauȝt þritty dayes With-outen eny Interrupcioun.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.2450 : He to hym was mortally Irous.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.3658 : Euerich gan other mortali despise.
- a1450-a1475 Lydg.TB (Bergen)3.3348 : Riȝt anon þe kyng Epistrophus And..Cedius..Begonnen Hector mortally tassayle.
c
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.880 : An aw[n]cien poete..gan..to synge, after al her loos, Ful mortally þe stroke of Antropos.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.8103 : With her blood þe wawis wer steyned..mortally.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.5224 : Troyens..gan..mortally to make noise & crie..for þe deth of Margariton.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)5.2218 : Next cam Persa, of Macedoyne kyng, And mortalli he gan sihhe & grone And furiousli for to make his mone.