mervaille

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

mervaille

  1. Alternative form of merveile
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 502-503:
      Fyve thousand folk it was as gret mervaille
      With loves fyve and fisshes two to fede.
      It was as great marvel five thousand folk
      To feed with five loaves and two fish.

Adjective[edit]

mervaille

  1. Alternative form of merveile

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