medefully
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medefully
- In a commendable way; praiseworthily.
- 1373, Julian (of Norwich), chapter LXXXIV, in The Shewings of Julian of Norwich[1], lines 3365–3368:
- The light is charite, and the mesuring of this light is don to us profitably by the wisdam of God. For neyther the light is so large that we may seen our blisfull day, ne it is sperid fro us, but it is suich a light in which we may liven medefully with travel deservand the endless worship of God.
- This light is love, and the distribution of this light is beneficially done though the wisdom of God. Because the light is neither so great that we can see our blessed day or concealed from us, it's a light that lets us live commendably through deeds deserving of God's endless glory.
- With justification; appropriately.
- c. 1400, John Wycliffe, “Sermon XLI”, in Thomas Arnold, editor, Select English Works of John Wyclif, volume I, published 1869, page 114:
- But it is seide comounly þat þre þingis ben hard to men, to scorne men medefully, or medeful plete wiþ men, or ellis to fiȝt wiþ man, bi þe weye of charitie.
- But it's commonly said that three things are hard for people: shaming people appropriately, pleading with people effectively, and warring with people in a loving way.
References[edit]
- “mẹ̄d(e)fullī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.