| 释义 |
† ˈhendelaik Obs. north. dial.
[f. hende, hend a. + -laik suffix = ON. -leikr action, function.]
Courtesy, civility.
c1300Havelok 2793 And brouthen hire, þat..ne hauede per, Of hende-leik, fer ne ner. 13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 860 Harlotez with his hendelayk he hoped to chast. a1400–50Alexander 2715 (Ashm.), I haue herd of þi hendlaike [Dubl. hynlake]. Ibid. 2718 (Dubl.) Qwat bounte þou schewys, What curtasy and hyndlake [Ashm. kyndlaike]. |