What is "defoul"

Usage examples of "defoul".

When Abradate was slain, his wife so dear Herselfe slew, and let her blood to glide In Abradate's woundes, deep and wide, And said, 'My body at the leaste way There shall no wight defoul, if that I may.

And anon he sent and commanded that none of his liege men should defoul nor lie by no lady, wife nor maid.

Since that so many have themselves slain, Well rather than they would defouled be, I will conclude that it is bet* for me *better To slay myself, than be defouled thus.

I will be true unto Arviragus, Or elles slay myself in some mannere, As did Demotione's daughter dear, Because she woulde not defouled be.

Now sith that maydens hadden swich despit, To been defouled with mannes foul delit, Wel oghte a wyf rather hirselven slee, Than be defouled, as it thynketh me.

Sith that so manye han hemselven slayn, Wel rather than they wolde defouled be, I wol conclude that it is bet for me To sleen myself, than been defouled thus.

I wol be trewe unto Arveragus, Or rather sleen myself in som manere, As dide Demociones doghter deere, By cause that she wolde nat defouled be.

So thou, Sir Launcelot, when the Holy Grail was brought afore thee, He found in thee no fruit, nor good thought nor good will, and defouled with lechery.

So when he came nigh the Sangreal, he meeked him that he held him not a man worthy to be so nigh the Holy Vessel, for he had been so defouled in deadly sin by the space of many years.