buxumly

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From buxum +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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buxumly

  1. obediently, compliantly
    • c. 1335-1361, William of Palerne (MS. King's College 13), folio 4, recto, lines 1-2; republished as W. W. Skeat, editor, The Romance of William of Palerne[1], London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1867, →OCLC, page 6:
      þat it apertly was apayed · foꝛ pꝛofite þat he feld / ⁊ buxumly by þe beſtes wille · in wiſe as it couþe
      It was unquestioningly obeyed, as he felt benefit, so [he] was compliantly [moulded] by the animal's will through whatever means it had.
  2. humbly, deferentially
  3. lovingly, gently

Descendants

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  • English: buxomly

References

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