Middle English Dictionary Entry
yēpelī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | yēpelī adv. Also (N) yappeli, ȝappeli; for other forms see yep(e adj. |
| Etymology | OE gēaplīce |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Skillfully; also [1st quot.], ?attentively; ?astutely;
(b) at once, readily; eagerly, willingly; also, in a quick or lively manner, boldly, vigorously; ?also, with diminished force in alliteration: customarily [last quot.].
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)1674 : A souerayn aw forto be-hald Ȝapli vnto ȝong & ald Þat euer-ilkon in þer degre Be ordand als þam aw to be.
- a1500(c1400) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)88 : Wemles were his wedes wyt-outen any tecche…As þai hade ȝepely in þat ȝorde bene ȝisturday shapen.
b
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)1252 : Ȝeld þe to me ȝeply or ȝerne þou schalt deie.
- c1390 Susan.(Vrn)228 : To the ȝate ȝaply þei ȝeoden wel ȝare.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)15.183 : Whan he is wery of þat werke, þanne wil he some tyme Labory in a lauendrye…And ȝerne in-to ȝouthe and ȝepliche speke [vr. seche] Pryde with al þe appurtenaunce.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)665 : I avow verayly þe avaunt þat I made, I schal ȝeply aȝayn and ȝelde þat I hyȝt.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1981 : Fele þryuande þonkkez he þrat hom to haue, & þay ȝelden hym aȝay ȝeply þat ilk.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)1502 : Ȝelde þe, sir, ȝapely, ȝife þou þi lyfe ȝernez.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)279/231 : We muste yappely wende in at þis yate.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)469/127 : Langage nedis vs none to lere, Þat lorde vs awe ȝappely to ȝelde, Þat vs has ȝemed vnto þis ȝere.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1393 : Archars with arows…Schotis vp scharply at shalkis on þe wallis…And þai ȝapely [Dub: ȝopely] a-ȝayne & ȝildis þam swythe.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)10791 : The yates to yeme he yepely comaundit.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)12568 : The first…Was Palomydon…And the yonger of yeres yepely was calde Othe with all men, abill of dedis.