Middle English Dictionary Entry
benedight n. and adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | benedight n. and adj. |
| Etymology | L benedīctus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) As noun: St. Benedict of Nursia; (b) as adj.: blessed.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)13159 : Ne wrað þu noht Sæint Benediht.
- a1250 Ancr.(Nero A.14)72/4 : Powel & antonie, hilariun & benediht [Corp-C: Benedict]..uondede sikerliche.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)18705 : Þa men sal be benedight [vr. Blessed] Sal trou in me wit-vten sight.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)109/290 : A crosse lett vs kest, Cryst crosse, benedyght eest and west.