Middle English Dictionary Entry
afētement n.
Entry Info
| Forms | afētement n. |
| Etymology | OF afait(i)ement. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The form or nature of something; (b) proper conduct, manners.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400 Femina (Trin-C B.14.40)26 : Of þyse apples y say ȝow also þe manere & þe affetement.
b
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)662 : Maistres he haueþ two doseyn..Þe þrid hym techeþ to pleye atte balle, Þe fierþe afetement of halle.