buxumly

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From buxum +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

Adverb

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, 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 was compliantly by the animal's will through whatever means it had.
  2. humbly, deferentially
  3. lovingly, gently

Descendants

  • English: buxomly

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