Middle English Dictionary Entry
babel adv. (?n.)
Entry Info
Forms | babel adv. (?n.) |
Etymology | Cp. L babulus fool. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
As a fool.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)582 : Þaȝ þou bere þyself babel, byþenk þe sumtyme [etc.].