v. Obs. [A refashioning of earlier amerveil(le, a. OFr. amerveillie-r, earlier émerveillier, esmerveillier to marvel, admire; with a- :—es- :—L. ex-, confused with a- :—L. ad. This pseudo-etymological spelling arose in MFr., whence introduced into Eng. by Caxton; mod. Fr. has restored émerveiller. See AMERVEIL; also A- pref. 10 and AD-] trans., intr. and pass. To marvel; marvel at, wonder at, admire.
1474. Caxton, The Chesse, 49. Whan Pirrus vnderstood this he was gretly admeruaylid. Ibid. (1485), Chas. the Gt., 53. I am wel admeruaylled fro whens that cometh. Ibid. (1495), Vitas Patr. (W. de Worde), I. i. 6 ab. He admerueylled and was heuy and sory.
1506. Ordin. Crysten Men (W. de Worde), I. vii. 59. Such nobles … no tonge may suffycyently speke, nor understandynge byleue comprehende nor duely admeruaylle [printed adueruaylle].
