Middle English Dictionary Entry
dēpūring ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | dēpūring ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Act of cleansing; also, the process of purifying through digestion.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)166a/b : Exemple of mundifying & depuryng is had in herbez & rotez, which how þai be mundified & depured it is knowen to alle.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)37 : Defiyngis, þat is to seie, depuryngis and forþ sendyngis.