Middle English Dictionary Entry
festivāl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | festivāl adj. |
| Etymology | OF, & ML festīvālis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. festial.
1.
(a) festival dai, a religious holiday; (b) pertaining to, or befitting, a holiday; festive.
Associated quotations
a
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.45 : On candelle of j li. of waxe, brennend euery festiuale dai thorow-out þe yere.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)88/33 : Vpon festyfull dayes [Eg: haly days; F iours de festes] whan þei scholden gon to chirche..gon þei to tauernes.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)101/22 : Ydoles..þe whilk þai giffe mete and drink vnto on festiual days [Tit: festyfull dayes].
- (1446) Proc.Privy C.6.42 : Day festival..festival dayes.
- (1449) Rec.Norwich 2288 : Uppon these iij festiuall dayes..Halowemesseday, Cristemesseday, and Tweltheday.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)129 : Opon a grete festiuall day.
- a1500 Imit.Chr.(Dub 678)23/5 : Somme [exercises] are more sauory in festiuale days and somme in feriall.
b
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)136 : Ne no festival frok.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)27b/b : Festiualis: festiual.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)4.3397 : The day was halwed & holde festyual.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)46b : Festiuall: festiualis, celeber,..festilis, festiuus, festus, solennis.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)3/20 : The pronunsyng of solempnitees and festyuall tymes.