Middle English Dictionary Entry
atterling n. & adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | atterling n. & adv. |
| Etymology | From atter , with suffix -ling as in der-ling n. & grǒve-ling adv., resp. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
As noun: a malicious person, a shrew [cp. attri 2]; as adv.: bitterly, sharply.
Associated quotations
- c1350 How GWife(1) (Em 106)25 : Loke þat þou him bowe and loue..Mekeli him answere and noȝt to atterling [Hnt: to haterlynge; Lamb & Trin-C: as an attirling].