Middle English Dictionary Entry
yē̆vethe adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | yē̆vethe adj. Also (early SWM) ȝeveðe, ȝefðe, ȝiveðe, ȝifðe, ȝifveðe; pl. (early SWM) ȝiveðen. |
| Etymology | OE gifeðe, gyfeðe adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Allotted (to sb.) by fate, ordained.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)4069 : Balu þe scal beon ȝifueðe.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)6153 : Sorȝen heom weoren ȝiueðen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)8132 : Monscipe eou is ȝiueðe.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12544 : Selehðe þe beoð ȝifðe!
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14145 : Ich wuste bi mine sweuene whæt sorȝen me weoren ȝeueðe.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14913 : Sorȝe heom wes ȝefðe.