Middle English Dictionary Entry
socǒurlē̆s adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | socǒurlē̆s adj. |
| Etymology | From socǒur n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Without help; ~ from remedie, beyond help, without hope of relief; (b) as coll. noun: the destitute, those who are in need.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.1357 : Amonge Grekis, furious and wood, Pollidamas þe silfe tyme stood, Socourles from al remedie.
- c1450(1410) Walton Boeth.(Lin-C 103)p.14 : I knowe no cause wherof I scholde be glad, But socurlese þus am I al forsake.
b
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.PPeace (Hrl 2255)38 : Parfiht men..Visite the poore..Nakyd and needy and hungry, socourlees, And poore in spirit.