释义 |
† fetch-life Obs. rare—1. In quot. -liefe. [? f. fetch v. + life.] ? A messenger sent to ‘fetch’ the soul of a dying person.
1583Stanyhurst æneis iv. 486 (Arb.) 111 On thee turrets the skrich howle, lyke fetchliefe ysetled, Her burial roundel doth ruck. |