Middle English Dictionary Entry
tọ̄̆yēves adv.
Entry Info
Forms | tọ̄̆yēves adv. Also (early) toȝeves, -ȝives & (error) togenes. |
Etymology | From OE tō gifes phr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Freely.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)138/14 : Ne let tu hire na gult toȝeues [Nero: to ȝiues; Cai: to genes]..ȝef þu wult þet ha drede þe, hald hire nearowe.