Middle English Dictionary Entry
affraiinglī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | affraiinglī adv. |
| Etymology | From affraien v.(1) |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fearfully, with trepidation.
Associated quotations
- c1475 Chartier Quad.(1) (UC 85)165/19 : Of hir faire yien, wherof the streames of teeris were rennyng, she lokid so affrayingly [CQ(2): with a ferefull looke] vpon thaire disaraye .. that it seemyd well that she felt hirself by theim .. disknowen.