emforth
Middle English
[edit]Preposition
[edit]emforth
- according to; in a way that is conformable to
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2235-2236:
- [...] Emforth my might, thy trewe servant be,
And holden werre alwey with chastitee; [...]- [...] According to my power, be thy true servant,
And make war always against chastity; [...]
- [...] According to my power, be thy true servant,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2235-2236:
References
[edit]- “emforth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.