Middle English Dictionary Entry
afīn(e adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | afīn(e adv. |
| Etymology | OF phrase a fin to the end, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Fully, completely, altogether; very, well; (b) wel ~, right ~, perfectly, thoroughly, completely; very well.
Associated quotations
a
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)1865 : Constance..let him crouni to king & god king was afin.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)50 : Þe eldest sone, Costentine, Was noble clerk & wise afine.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)4057 : Arthour þouȝt gode afin Þe riche conseyl of Merlin.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)44/972 : What was his medicine? Bef and broþ gode a fine.
- c1330 KTars (Auch)800 : Ywis, icham glad afin [rime: min] Of þis child þat y se.
- c1330 Orfeo (Auch)277 : Alle þe foules..Come..To here his harping afine [rime: þerin].
- a1425 Siege Troy(1) (LinI 150)1006 : Þeo mawmet onswerde him afyn [vr. al fyn].
- c1450(a1375) Octav.(2) (Clg A.2)25/757 : Tho Clement hadde yyete afyn And gladede hys herte with noble wyn.
- c1450(?a1400) Chestre Launfal (Clg A.2)343 : Mete and drynk þey hadde afyn.
- c1450(c1400) Emare (Clg A.2)913 : Þey wer welle at ese, afyne, Bothe of brede, ale and wyne.
b
- c1330(?a1300) Guy(2) (Auch)p.486 : Þou art bileueand wele afine.
- c1330 Otuel (Auch)383 : Þe king wiste wel a fin, Hit was a bold sarazin.
- c1330 Otuel (Auch)1400 : Þer cam a noþer stout sarazin, Þat was armed wel a fin.
- c1330 Roland & V.(Auch)618 : Roland ȝaf leue him, For to slepe wele afin.
- c1330 KTars (Auch)592 : Þou leuest nouȝt wele afine [Vrn: riht afyn] On Iubiter no on Apoline.
- c1390 KTars (Vrn)764 : Lemmon myn, Icham nou glad wel afyn.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.60 : For this I wot riht wel a fin, Mi grace comth so selde aboute.
- (1402) Topias (Dgb 41)91 : I am frere Dawe, and can telle wel a fyn what heresie amounteth.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)38.130 : There schalt thou hym Sen ful wel afyne.
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)1872 : Althogh þou seye þat þou in latyn..canst but smal endite, In englyssh tonge canst þou wel afyn.
- a1450 Parton.(1) (UC C.188)10058 : This game ys begonne wele afyne.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.12 : Hew hit in gobettes wele afyne.