† admerveylle, -aylle, v. Obs.
[A refashioning of earlier amerveil(le, a. OFr. amerveillie-r, earlier émerveillier, esmerveillier to marvel, admire; with a- :—es- :—L. ex-, confused with a- :—L. ad. This pseudo-etymological spelling arose in MFr., whence introduced into Eng. by Caxton; mod.Fr. has restored émerveiller. See amerveil; also a- prefix 10 and ad-.]
trans., intr., and pass. To marvel; marvel at, wonder at, admire.
| 1474 Caxton The Chesse 49 Whan Pirrus vnderstood this he was gretly admeruaylid. 1485 ― Chas. the Gt. 53, I am wel admeruaylled fro whens that cometh. 1495 ― Vitas Patr. (W. de Worde), i. i. 6 ab, He admerueylled and was heuy and sory. 1506 Ordin. Crysten Men (W. de Worde) i. vii. 59 Such nobles..no tonge may suffycyently speke, nor understandynge byleue comprehende nor duely admeruaylle [printed adueruaylle]. |