Middle English Dictionary Entry
parfī̆t(e adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | parfī̆t(e adv. Also perfit(e. |
| Etymology | From parfī̆t adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Perfectly; completely.
Associated quotations
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)64 : Whan he is wel condiciond and perfitly, men hold þat he is good amonge al oþer houndes, but men fynden but fewe þat doon perfite.
- c1450 Comp.Hope (Frf 16)92 : She hath of vertu grete defaultes tweyne: Vnmerciable and parfite pitelees.
- a1500(1465) Leversedge Vision (Add 34193)34 : By that tyme that he was comyn, my myndes wer not so perfit myn awne as they were byfore; my seknes so encresid sorer and sorer ever vpon me.