but esiliche
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editAdverb
edit- To a low or insufficient degree; hardly, scarcely, poorly.
- 1433, Rolls of Parliament:
- Some [servants] wihtoute any lifelode or guerdon,..and some but esily guerdonned.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- With little care or concern; indifferently.
- 1451, The Book of Noblesse:
- Some peple endowed with worldly goodes..can not depart but easily withe finaunce.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
edit- “esili, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 August 2018.