Middle English Dictionary Entry
ūrlī adj.
Entry Info
Forms | ūrlī adj. |
Etymology | Prob. from ǒurī adj.; cp. Scot.. oorlich, ourlach, urluch. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Emaciated, miserable-looking.
Associated quotations
- a1425 *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)89/867 : Colre: rough & fals & angry wastour, & hary sclytht, urly & sklendyr, dry brest, colour saffron-hewed.