Middle English Dictionary Entry
mōtelē̆s n.
Entry Info
| Forms | mōtelē̆s n. Also motles. |
| Etymology | From mōt n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Spotless, unspotted; fig. morally or spiritually unblemished, faultless.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)899 : Þat moteles meyny may neuer remwe Fro þat maskelez mayster.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)925 : Þys motelez meyny..Of þousandez þryȝt so gret a route.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)961 : Motelez may so meke & mylde..let me se þy blysful bor.
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)440/9 : Saue blak and whyt thow hast noon othir weede, Off Tullius Motles, a dyrk apparence.