Middle English Dictionary Entry
garse n.
Entry Info
| Forms | garse n. |
| Etymology | ML garsa & OF jarse, garse, gerce. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A cut, gash, wound.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)70b : He bledde o fif half..wið uten þe ilke reowfule garces [Nero: garcen: Tit: garses] of þe luðere scurgunge.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)3693 : Þe dent of þat sper..Of ys skyn a litel hit nam. Richard gan grope to þat gerse, And wan he felede hit was no werse, god he þankede þan.
- a1400 Ancr.Recl.(Pep 2498)45/5 : Þe woundes in þe heued and þe rewful garses þat he hadde.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)186 : Gaarce: Scarificacio, sesura, inscisio, scissura.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)53b : A Garse: scara uel scaria.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1450 Treat.Horses (Sln 2584)139/724 : Þou shalt with an hot rasur & garse þe bonche with sumdel depe gaces.
Note: New spelling (error)
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. garse.