Middle English Dictionary Entry
femināl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | femināl adj. |
| Etymology | ML (from L fēmina). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pertaining to a female; ~ flux.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)246a/a : Rue y ȝiue aȝeins þe femynal flux..and to hem þat meteth of leccherye.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1475 ?Lydg.Rex Salamon (Hrl 2251)66 : Adiuro vos filie Ierusalem This infans femynal gyf ye may fynde Amore langueo that lightful lucem.
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