Middle English Dictionary Entry
a wike phr. (?also adv.)
Entry Info
| Forms | a wike phr. (?also adv.) Also a weke. |
| Etymology | From on wike; for construction cp. a dai, adai. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wike.
1.
In the week, by the week, weekly.
Associated quotations
- a1250 Ancr.(Nero A.14)155/29 : Of alle swuche þin-ges, schriue hire enes a wike [Corp-C: euche wike eanes] ette leste.
- (1392) Will in Bk.Lond.E.210 : To þe powre Mesellis a serteyn A-weke duryng on ȝere.
- a1525(?1436) Cov.Leet Bk.184 : If he haue a bed of his own þat he pay a penny a Weke for his chambur.