Middle English Dictionary Entry
pīe adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | pīe adj. |
| Etymology | OF piu, pie. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Merciful, compassionate.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.27 : Sho was..humble, pie [vr. mercifull; L misericors] and devoute.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.56 : The pie [L pius] godde was redy to for gyf hym.