Middle English Dictionary Entry
spārelī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | spārelī adv. Also (early) sparlice. |
| Etymology | From OEspærlīce & ME spār(e adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Frugally, sparingly.
Associated quotations
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)4/14 : Þeo man dælð sparlice, þe man nele þæt hit forberste.
- (1464) Let.Ormond in Fortescue Works24 : I counseille you to spend sparely soche money as ye have, for whanne ye come hether ye shulle have nede of hit.