Middle English Dictionary Entry
perplextī̆f n.
Entry Info
Forms | perplextī̆f n. |
Etymology | From perplex adj. or perplexitẹ̄ n.; cp. EMnE perplexitī̆ve n. & adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An uncertain or perilous condition or situation.
Associated quotations
- (1465) Paston2.308 : Summe matere..is lyk to stonden in a perplextif if ye take not a conclucion in haste.