That this is due to the author, and not merely to the scribe, is obvious from the employment of Northern forms in rimes, where any change would destroy the rime altogether.
Aboute hir eyen two a purpre ring Bi-trent, in sothfast tokninge of hir peyne, 870 That to biholde it was a dedly thing, For which Pandare mighte not restreyne The teres from his eyen for to reyne.
Bot dedly werre hath his covine Of pestilence and of famine, Of poverte and of alle wo, Wherof this world we blamen so, 2270 Which now the werre hath under fote, Til god himself therof do bote.
And thus forthy my final leve I take now for evere more, Withoute makynge any more, Of love and of his dedly hele, Which no phisicien can hele.
Whan Nestor hath his tale seid, Ayein him was no word withseid; It thoghte hem alle he seide wel: And thus fortune hire dedly whiel 1840 Fro werre torneth into pes.
So forto speke in this matiere 2260 After the lawe of charite, Ther schal no dedly werre be: And ek nature it hath defended And in hir lawe pes comended, Which is the chief of mannes welthe, Of mannes lif, of mannes helthe.
Now, fader, thanne I you beseche Of hem that dedly werres seche In worldes cause and scheden blod, If such an homicide is good.
Be so thei have or swerd or knif Here dedly wraththe forto wreke, Of Pite list hem noght to speke; 1110 Non other reson thei ne fonge, Bot that thei ben of mihtes stronge.
Mi Sone, as I thee schal enforme, Ther ben yet of an other forme Of dedly vices sevene applied, Wherof the herte is ofte plied To thing which after schal him grieve.
Heir is na power of dyvynyte, 15 Nor Goddis mycht gaynstandyng ws, quod he: Nane other bargane haue we in thir fyghtis Bot agane dedly and with mortale wightis: Alsmony mortale bodeis heir haue we, And als feill handis to debait the melle.
Melpomene, on the wald clerkis call Fortill compyle thisdedly Tragedy, Twiching of Troy the subuersioun and fall; Bot sen I follow the Poete principall, 5 Quhat nedis purches fenȝeit termys new?
And sayand thus, at this ilk fers ȝyng knycht 5 Ane hait fyre brand kest scho byrnand brycht, And in hys breste this furyus lemand schide With dedly smok fixit deyp can hyde.
And this Camylla, stervand the ilk stound, The schaft hes pullyt of hyr dedly wound 10 With hir awyn hand; bot ȝit amang the banys The scharp steill hed fixt to the rybbys remanys, In a full deip wond and a grewos sayr.
Twys sevyn childir onto Creyt be send, Perpetualy ilk ȝeir, a fair presand: The dedly vrn stand porturat mycht thai knaw, 15 Owt of the quhilk the lottis warrin draw.
Who so under-nymeth me hero I hate hym dedly after; I wolde that ech a wight Were my knave, For who so hath moore than I, Than angreth me soore.
As if I hadde dedly synne doon, I dredde noght that so soore, As when I lened, and leved it lost, Or longe er it were paied.
Thyng that al the world woot, Wherfore sholdestow spare To reden it in retorik To a-rate dedly synne?
But Charles was as brave as he was fare, and, having hired his fust Second for twenty-five francs, and made a few other erangements, he met his hantigginest on the dedly field on the follering day at the hunerthly hour of six hay hem.
Ffowle erthe whi louyst thou erthe That is thi dedly foo, And bildist on erthe As thou schuldist dwelle euer moo?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dedly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
