Middle English Dictionary Entry
reulī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | reulī adv. Also reueli, ruli & (early SW or SWM) reouliche, reoliche, rouliche; comp. (early SW) reulikere, reulocur. |
| Etymology | OE hrēowlīce |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) In a manner to awaken pity, pitifully, piteously; (b) in wretched circumstances, wretchedly, miserably; (c) expressing sorrow, sorrowfully, woefully, sadly; (d) in a manner expressive of suffering or dismay; (e) harshly, grievously, cruelly; also, painfully; (f) fiercely, causing terror, fearfully.
Associated quotations
a
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.DD (Lamb 487)43 : Summe þer graninde sikeð; summe þer reowliche gneȝeð his aȝene tunge.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)6036 : Nes hit neowhær itald..þat weoren æi wimman..swa reoliche inne sæ for-radde.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)8/29 : Leuestu & luuest te þe reufulliche deide & reuliche [Roy: dreorliche] on rode?
- a1250 Wooing Lord (Tit D.18)279 : Þu for me swa rewliche hengedes on rode.
- ?a1300 Fox & W.(Dgb 86)107 : Þe vox wep, and reuliche bigan.
- c1300 SLeg.(Hrl 2277)528/396 : Nadde he þe reulikere [Ld: revlocur] icrid, hi him wolde habbe todrawe.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)5802 : Kyng edgar adde reuþe of hym, so reulich [B vr. pyteously] he gan crye.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)82/78 : Toe caluarye his crouche ha beer Wel reuliche ouȝt of þe toune.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)86 : Reuliche gan he rore & rente al his hide.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)24115 : Mi sun þat hang apon þe croice Reuli [Phys-E: Rewlik] on me be-heild.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)390 : Summe styȝe to a stud and stared to þe heven, Rwly wyth a loud rurd rored for drede.
- c1400 St.Alex.(3) (LdMisc 622)31/236 : Alexius þus his leue tooke; Rewely his wijf gan on hym loke.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)10189 : Weye she hyr yeuyn nolde, treuly, And so in þe slooth she fel rewly.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)10246 : Many ledy..ȝonge childre wyþ hem brought &, reuly gretyng, mercy bysought.
- a1450 SLeg.Barlaam (Bod 779)386 : Alytil brid he cauȝte, þat reuelich to hym seyde..'haue mercy on me.'
b
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)9638 : Bettere us weoren to libben inne Sexlonde mid muchele richedome þene þus reouliche [Otho: rouliche] here.
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)121/15 : Mæniȝe reowlice losode þurh þone leasa hiht syndrire æhte.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)8/31 : Þine forðfedres beoð forfaren reuliche & forloren luðerliche.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3106 : Manige ðor sorge on liue bead, And manige weren rewlike dead.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)788 : Hir moder was ded acurssedliche And hir fader starf reuliche.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)1825 : Noe..preyed..Siþ þei were perisshed so rewely, On her soulis to haue mercy.
- a1450 SLeg.Fran.(2) (Bod 779)30 : Why gestou nouȝ so, þat worþy were to weren weden noble & ryche? hit reueþ me þat ich I-se þe gon so ruliche.
- c1450 Earth(3) (Lamb 853)30 : Now gooþ erþe upon erþe, ruli raggid and rent.
c
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)123 : Þe man cnoweð him seluen þe þencheð of..wu reuliche he heðen wit.
- c1225 Body & S.(2) (Wor F.174)4/7 : Þu scalt nu ruglunge ridæn to þære eorþe, Ut[se]t æt þære dure..Reowliche riden.
- ?a1300 Sirith (Dgb 86)302 : Swiþe reuliche hoe bigon, 'Louerd..wo is holde wiues.'
- a1450 SLeg.Fran.(2) (Bod 779)158 : He was wroþ & ek sory, & reuliche he be-held his sone.
d
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)181 : Elch oðer wimman..þan hie beð mid childe bistonden..shrikeð and reuliche biginneð.
- c1225(?c1200) St.Juliana (Bod 34)43/451 : [Juliana] bigon to beaten þen belial of helle & he to rarin reowliche.
- c1300 SLeg.Brendan (LdMisc 108)594 : Reuliche þe feondes ȝollen þo ant hamward gonne fleo.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)2512 : Yn þat fyre saghe he lye Saulys brennyng, and ruly crye.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)8753 : Þe wardeynes..herd one cry, rewly and shyl, As he were put oute aȝens hys wyl.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)12530 : For he was hurt ful selli sare, Reuli can he cri and rare.
e
- a1200(?OE) Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)205 : He..on his side was mid spere istungen, and his holi lichame to-sprad and to-tuht and for ure gulten reuliche atoȝen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12399 : Þer weoren men Romanisce reouliche atoȝene [Otho: vuele idihte].
- a1200 Trin.Hom.Creed (Trin-C B.14.52)21 : His holie lichame was tospred on þe holie rode..and on fele wise rewliche tuked.
- c1225 St.Juliana (Roy 17.A.27)22/196 : Þer wes sorhe te seon hire leoflich lich faren so reowliche wið.
- a1300 11 Pains(1) (Jes-O 29)192 : Four deofle heom stondeþ bi; Þat pyneþ heom ful revly.
- 1372 In bedlem is (Adv 18.7.21)76 : Sche sau hire ferli fode, His blisful bodi..Wol reuli rent on þe rode.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Knt.PW (Phys-E)p.143 : Wormes..sal thaim reuli rif & rend In helle pin.
- c1400(?c1380) Patience (Nero A.10)96 : Oure syre syttes..In his glowande glorye..Þaȝ I be..On rode rwly to-rent with rybaudes mony.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)59/66 : God wyll of a maydyn be born, And..Ruly on rode be rent and torn.
- a1500 With fauoure (Trin-C O.9.38)21 : Now, breke hert, y the praye! thys cord lyeth so rulye.
f
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)14/16 : Þe reue is reowliche wrað & wule iwis fordo þe.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)22151 : [Antichrist] shal do..þe wynde also reuly [Vsp: rughli; Göt: rudli] to rise, And stormes do men sore to grise.
- c1440 When adam delf (Thrn)37 : When bemes sall blawe, rewly one rawe, To rekkenynge buse vs ryse.
- c1450 Kynge of grace (Trin-C B.11.24)49 : The mone schalle rewly falle, And wynd outt of hys reche stalle.