Middle English Dictionary Entry
afflict ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | afflict ppl. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Tormented, afflicted.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.193 : The women..were afflicte [L afflictæ; Trev.: ipunsched] in ij maneres.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)4.255 : The vthe age of the worlde, as afflicte [L quassata; Trev.: igreved] with moche tediousenesse..is terminate.