Middle English Dictionary Entry
ō̆n-lẹ̄̆pī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ō̆n-lẹ̄̆pī n. Also an-, ane- & olepi. |
| Etymology | From adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A single one; (b) an unmarried woman; (c) someone uniquely dear or beloved.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)5996 : All þe fleies ware went awai..Þat an-lepi [Frf: neuer ane; Göt: neuer a flie] þar was noght sene.
b
- a1450 Desert Relig.(Add 37049)623 : Ane is of maydens, þat will fle Flescly dede, to þai maryd be. Þe secund is of anlapy [vrr. anlepi, anelepy], Þat has bene filed and left foly.
c
- a1400 Primer (StJ-C G.24)107 : God delyuere my soule fro drede, and my olepy fro the howndes hond.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)21.20 : God delyuer fra swerd my saule, and of the hand of hund myn anlepy: This swerd he calls ded..his anlepy, halykirke.