Middle English Dictionary Entry
ablute adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | ablute adj. Also ablut. |
| Etymology | L ablutus, past participle of abluere v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Having its impurities dissolved or washed away.
Associated quotations
- (?a1390) Daniel *Herbal (Add 27329)f.204va : Tak hede to the waschyng lapis lazuli & lapis armenicus ..: Tak pouder of hem rigth smal & do it in a vessel, as a cuppe of siluer or tin, & with a pestel medle it wel with water til þe water be enfect; than cast awey þat water & do so 10 sithes or moo. Token whan it is ablut anow [L (Platearius): signum perfecte loture] is whan þe water is but litil or not enfect þerof.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)68b/a : Fleisch as þus..Tuthie ablute, þat is to seie, tuthie waischen.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Not in OED as a participial adjective, only as a verb 'ablute' from 1703.