† lewtylawtyn.

Forms: α. Middle English leute(e, lewete, leautee, Middle English leaute, Middle English–1500s lewte(e, Middle English lewted, leutye. β. Scottish (Middle English leawte), Middle English–1500s lawte, lawty, laute, Middle English lauta, lawta, Middle English–1500s lawtie, 1500s lautie, lawtay, 1600s–1700s lata, 1700s lawtith, lateth.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman leuté, lewté, French leaute, lealte, lealted, modern French loyauté (= Provençal leyaltat , leiautat , lealtat , Spanish lealted , Italian lealtà ) < medieval Latin lēgālitāt-em : see legality n.; compare loyalty n., lealty n.¹

Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete.

Fidelity, loyalty. Often in by or for my, thy (etc.) lewty.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

trueness?c1225

fayc1300

hold13..

lewtyc1330

faithfulnessc1400

perseverance?a1439

adherence1449

familiarityc1450

fidelity1509

devotiona1530

adherency1579

reality1616

rightness1625

lealty1861

lealness1882

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1743 Gode man..for þi leute, What is þi name? telle thou me.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1655 (MED) Ȝe eyth, for ȝour treu leute, Alone i haue granted mi gre.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 12252 Queþen he come..I ne wate, be mi laute.

1460 Lybeaus Disc. 1940 I woll yelde me, In trewthe and lewte, At thyn owene wylle.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 11 Fra this tyme furth kepe lawta till our croun.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 364 Larg and luffand als wes he, And our all thing luffyt lawte.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 144 Thay brake the lewted that Stablid was to Profite of mann and hele.

c1510 Gest R. Hode iii, in Arber Eng. Garner VI. 438 ‘Now God so me help!’ said Little John, ‘And be my true lewte!’

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 116 Ȝone on the leid that lawtie hes forlorne.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 354 Upoun our lautie, fidelitie, and honour.

1670 Sc. Prov. in J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 286 Lata is lang and tedious.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 230 Lata is long and dwigh [read dreigh].

1728 A. Ramsay Step-daughter ii She neither has lawtith [(ed. 9) lateth] nor shame.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lewty
释义	† lewtylawtyn. Forms: α. Middle English leute(e, lewete, leautee, Middle English leaute, Middle English–1500s lewte(e, Middle English lewted, leutye. β. Scottish (Middle English leawte), Middle English–1500s lawte, lawty, laute, Middle English lauta, lawta, Middle English–1500s lawtie, 1500s lautie, lawtay, 1600s–1700s lata, 1700s lawtith, lateth. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman leuté, lewté, French leaute, lealte, lealted, modern French loyauté (= Provençal leyaltat , leiautat , lealtat , Spanish lealted , Italian lealtà ) < medieval Latin lēgālitāt-em : see legality n.; compare loyalty n., lealty n.¹ Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. Fidelity, loyalty. Often in by or for my, thy (etc.) lewty. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 trueness?c1225 fayc1300 hold13.. lewtyc1330 faithfulnessc1400 perseverance?a1439 adherence1449 familiarityc1450 fidelity1509 devotiona1530 adherency1579 reality1616 rightness1625 lealty1861 lealness1882 c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1743 Gode man..for þi leute, What is þi name? telle thou me. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 1655 (MED) Ȝe eyth, for ȝour treu leute, Alone i haue granted mi gre. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 12252 Queþen he come..I ne wate, be mi laute. 1460 Lybeaus Disc. 1940 I woll yelde me, In trewthe and lewte, At thyn owene wylle. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 11 Fra this tyme furth kepe lawta till our croun. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 364 Larg and luffand als wes he, And our all thing luffyt lawte. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 144 Thay brake the lewted that Stablid was to Profite of mann and hele. c1510 Gest R. Hode iii, in Arber Eng. Garner VI. 438 ‘Now God so me help!’ said Little John, ‘And be my true lewte!’ 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 116 Ȝone on the leid that lawtie hes forlorne. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 354 Upoun our lautie, fidelitie, and honour. 1670 Sc. Prov. in J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 286 Lata is lang and tedious. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 230 Lata is long and dwigh [read dreigh]. 1728 A. Ramsay Step-daughter ii She neither has lawtith [(ed. 9) lateth] nor shame. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1330
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