Middle English Dictionary Entry
boreā̆l adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | boreā̆l adj. & n. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Northern; (b) the north wind, Boreas.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 De CMulieribus (Add 10304)1520 : Undere the colde pole boreall..A lande ther is.
- c1475(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Hrl 661)419 : Foure flodes..Ebbynge & flowynge in the see boriall.
b
- c1475(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Hrl 661)420 : Wyndes & wawes of the borials nest, That raise the flodes both be Est & be West.