Middle English Dictionary Entry
oppōsaile n.
Entry Info
| Forms | oppōsaile n. |
| Etymology | From oppōsen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. apposail(le.
1.
A question; questioning, examination.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.431 : Fortune..to Pouert..putte this opposaile: 'Who shal..be iuge?'
- a1450-a1500(1436) Libel EP (Warner)1145 : Go furthe, libelle..And pray my lordes thee to take in grace In opposaile [vrr.apposell, apposaile].
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)10396 : I..be-gan to quake, What Answere I sholde make Vnto hys vnkouthe opposaylle.
- a1475 Lydg.FP (Hrl 1245)5.2268 : Opposaile [Bod: Emilius..Made vnto hire this vnkouth apposaille: 'Whi weepe ye so?'].