Defn: See Primrose. [Obs.] "She was a primerole." Chaucer.
PRIMEVAL
Pri*me"val, a. Etym: [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum age. See
Prime, a., and Age.]
Defn: Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive;
primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. "This is the forest
primeval." Longfellow.
From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. Keats.
PRIMEVALLY
Pri*me"val*ly, adv.
Defn: In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. Darwin.
PRIMEVOUS
Pri*me"vous, a.
Defn: Primeval. [Obs.]
PRIMIGENIAL
Pri`mi*ge"ni*al, a.
Defn: First born, or first of all; original; primary. See
Primogenial.
PRIMIGENIOUS; PRIMIGENOUS Pri`mi*ge"ni*ous, Pri*mig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. primigenus, primigenius. See Primogeniture.]