delit
Middle English
Noun
delit
- Alternative form of delite
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 6, recto:
- To lyuen in delyt was euere his wone / For he was Epicurus owene sone / That heeld opynyoun þt pleyn delit / Was verray felicitee parfit
- He was in the habit of living in delight; / He was like Epicurus' own son, / Holding the opinion that delight alone / Was true and perfect happiness.
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References
- delit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Old French
Noun
delit m (oblique plural deliz or delitz, nominative singular deliz or delitz, nominative plural delit)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (1. delit)
- delit on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɛlɪt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdeːlɪt/, /ˈdɛlɪt/
Verb
delit
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