Middle English Dictionary Entry
affectūǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | affectūǒus adj. |
| Etymology | L affectuōsus & OF affectueux. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. effectūǒus adj. Words in affect- and effect- had already undergone a partial merger in Latin. MED has divided them strictly on the basis of form, allowing the semantic overlap to stand. See also the note in OED s.v. effectual adj.
1.
(a) Eager, earnest; (b) loving, affectionate, well-disposed.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(c1340) Rolle Psalter (Hat 12)6/72 : Affectuous ȝernynge of Godes luf.
- a1425(?a1400) Cloud (Hrl 674)33/2 : A man..schuld worche..wiþ an affectuous stering of loue to God.
- c1450(a1400) Orolog.Sap.(Dc 114)340/42 : Take þe mynde of myne passione alleweye..in dede and worchynge bye affectuose folowynge.
- c1450(a1400) Orolog.Sap.(Dc 114)341/22 : Butte þis swete tre be chiwede and defyede with þe teþe of affectuese discrecione, þe sauer þer-of..schalle not movene be felte.
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)179 : Hauynge..a seruaunt, whyche wyth affectuous Loue and desyre he cherysshed in hys hous.
b
- (c1441) Let.Coldingham in Sur.Soc.12258 : I beseke yow of a gracious affectuous answer in writ.
- (1455) Lin.DDoc.78/13 : Put aparte all maner of affectuouse percialite, favour, seruice, or reward.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)152 : That same Gilbert was ryth affectuous onto the Heremites of Seynt Austin.