Middle English Dictionary Entry
abort n.
Entry Info
Forms | abort n. |
Etymology | L abortus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Abortion.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)159b/b : Or when þe materie is makynge aborte i. castyng childe [L faciens aborsum].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. abort.