Middle English Dictionary Entry
falx n.
Entry Info
| Forms | falx n. Also faux. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A surgical instrument with a hooked end.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)1a/b : Propre [surgical instruments]..as trepane in þe heued, ffaux [L falx] in þe luer.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)96b/a : Of kuttyng wiþ a falxe [MS has illustration].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)141a/b : Wiþ a spature like to a falx be it kutted.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. falx.