Middle English Dictionary Entry
embrōc(a n.
Entry Info
| Forms | embrōc(a n. |
| Etymology | L embrocha & OF, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
See embrocacioun.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)339/3 : Þou schalt make embrocam to þe lyme wiþ a decoccioun of herbis.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)40a/b : Euaporacioun of embroc [*Ch.(2): embrocacioun] made with decoccioun of camomille.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)167b/a : Embrokez [*Ch.(2): embrocaciouns] & epithimatz..bene licoures symple or componed with which perticulerly membrez ar fomented & batthed.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)152/455 : [If] with enbroca þe mater is nat fully put away.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. embroca.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. embroche.