Middle English Dictionary Entry
pē̆rlī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | pē̆rlī adj. |
| Etymology | From pē̆rl(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of dew: pearly; ~ dropes.
Associated quotations
- a1450 As ofte (Tan 346)66 : As ofte as..perly dropis in may were by the morow..So ofte, and ofter, I sigh for your sake.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.Test.(Hrl 218)288 : Aurora, hir licour distyllyng, Sent on herbes the perely [vr. peerly] dropis shene Of siluer dewes.