Middle English Dictionary Entry
wōlī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | wōlī adv. Also (N) wali. |
| Etymology | Prob. from wō adj.; also cp. OE wālīc adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Woefully, grievously.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Men rent me (Hrl 2316)2 : Men rent me on rode wiht wndes woliche wode.
- c1450 *Bonav.Medit.(4) (MSU 1)p.66 : Þay fell all doune on knes wepyng waly and sygthyng.