Middle English Dictionary Entry
epilencie, -ence n.
Entry Info
| Forms | epilencie, -ence n. Also epulensie. |
| Etymology | OF epilence, ML epilencia. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Epilepsy, or a particular variety of it; ?also convulsions of other kinds.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)82a/a-b : Constantinus & oþir auctours clepiþ þe fallinge euel epilencia..Epilencia is a moist humour..whiche humour lettiþ þe soule & spirit of felinge to declare his worchinge & doynge..Þis Epilencia is nyȝ of þe kynde of apoplexia..Epilencia lettiþ but þe principal chambres of þe brayne..There is þre manere of epilency..One maner Iuel..hatte Epilencia & is in þe heed..anoþir hatte analempsia & comeþ of mater þat is in þe stomak..Þe þridde hatte catalempcia & comeþ of matere þat is in þe vtmest parties.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)308/27 : Whanne þe akynge of a mannes heed wole not go awei..ne þe epilencie.
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (BodeMus 187:Harvey)f.27v (2.4) : Vryn white & þenne, wiþ a blohede or a grete dymhede abouen or elles wiþ a blo cercle..seiþ 'epilencia,' þe epilence.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)57a/b : It [spasm] holdeþ þe more partie of the membrez to difference of þe epilence þat haldeþ alle.
- c1450 Burg.Practica (Rwl D.251)214/25 : Þer ys no better oynment for þe splene and for postomys, gowtis and for epylency.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)232/734 : For the palasy and epulensie giff hyme the wyne to drynk that sauge is soden in.
- a1500 Platearius CInstans (Cmb Ee.1.13)5/18 : For þe palsy & podagre & þe gowte & epilencie & ayeyne euery kold sekenes, take asa fetida & petroil and melte hem togedre.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. epilence.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. epilency.