Middle English Dictionary Entry
chanuēl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | chanuēl adj. Also (error) chauele. |
| Etymology | OF; see Tobler-Lom. chenüel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. chanue ppl.
1.
Gray, hoary.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)4924 : His cheuelere as chauele [read: chanuele] for changing of eld, And as blaȝt was his berd as any briȝt swaw [read: snaw].