Middle English Dictionary Entry
fīst n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | fīst n.(2) Also fest. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE fīsting blowing, & MDu. vijste fart. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. fise.
1.
(a) A fart; (b) wolves fest, puff-ball (a fungus).
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)163 : Fyyst, stynk: Lirida.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)48a : A ffyste: lirida.
b
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)230 : Tak wolues festes, þat þou fendest on þe feld, & breke hem atwo, & ley hyt to þe wounde.