Middle English Dictionary Entry
tifling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | tifling ger. Also tifflinge. |
| Etymology | From tiflen v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) In phrase: ~ of heres, arranging one's hair; (b) busying oneself with trivial things.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 WBible(2) Gloss.Ecclus.(Cld E.2)32.15 : Tifle thee not, that is make thee no tariyng in araiyng, ether tiflyng of heeris, as wymmen doon.
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)493 : Tyfflynge, or vnprofytabylle werkynge.