Middle English Dictionary Entry
rēal adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | rēal adv. |
| Etymology | From rēal adj.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In a royal manner; splendidly, elegantly; ful ~.
Associated quotations
- c1390 RSicily (Vrn)260 : Þe angel com to Roome sone, Real, as fel a kyng to done.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.7379 : His officeris fast gan hem spede, In a liter, maked ful ryal, Toward his paleis..To carien hym.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)231 : Thou shall arayit be full ryolle with a route noble.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4360 : Ne rede we neuire na retorik ne rial to speke [Hist. de preliis: ut bene loquamur].
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)237/18 : The deuel aperede vnto hym in lyckenes of a fayre rial arayed kynge.