Middle English Dictionary Entry
affīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | affīe n. |
| Etymology | OF afit, afi (from L affectum), or from ME affīen . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Reliance, trust; don ~, setten ~, to put (one's) trust (in sb.).
Associated quotations
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)2167 : For wommanes wyt goþ her & þer; in hymen ys noȝtt affye.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)357/77 : For all creaturis in you don affye.
- c1450(a1400) Chev.Assigne (Clg A.2)10 : For she sette her affye in Sathanas of helle.