Middle English Dictionary Entry
bǒule n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | bǒule n.(1) Also bul(e. |
| Etymology | OF boul deceit. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Falsehood, trickery; withouten ~, without lying, truly.
Associated quotations
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)456/239 : Þe foule þing wende a-wey and was adrad of ane boule; Þe stude þare-Aftur swiþe longue stonk of him riȝht foule.
- a1325(c1300) Songs Langtoft (Cmb Gg.1.1)p.303 : For boule bred in his boke Whenne he tint that he toke.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)21270 : Quilk man, quilk calf, quilk leon, quilk fuxul, I sal you tel, wit-vten bul [Göt: bule].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)26371 : Yee ar wit-in your-self al ful Wit wickednes, tresun, and bull.