Middle English Dictionary Entry
amission n.
Entry Info
| Forms | amission n. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Losing, a loss.
Associated quotations
- (?c1452) Paston (Gairdner)1.104 : The losse and amission of youre Duchie of Normandie.
- (?c1452) Paston (Gairdner)1.106 : The losse and amission of youre said Toun of Cales.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.93 : The more yt a thing is more luved..The more sorowe is of it tholed in the amyssionne.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)120b/b : And ȝif þer be a wounde in þis place after þe lengþe wiþ a swerde oþer sucche a þing þer is no doute of amissioun of felinge & meuynge but ȝif it cumme be cause of errour eiþer of þe surgene eiþer of þe pacient.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)130b/a : Þe tokens of dislocacioun of þe spondiles of þe necke ben þes..amissioun of speche and in summe men of her winde.
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