Middle English Dictionary Entry
gibbe n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | gibbe n.(2) |
| Etymology | L gibba hump. Cp. MnE dial. gibby heels, heels with chilblains. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A swelling or protrusion in the body; a hump; a chilblain.
Associated quotations
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)2b : He that haþe gibbis on his helis, washe him þere in as hote as he may soffyr hit, and he shall be hole.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)142a/b : After batthez & embrocacions, be þat gibbe [*Ch.(2); knoppe or bouge; L gibba] drawen & reduced wiþ handez.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)280 : Knobbe yn a beestys backe or breste, þat ys clepyd a gybbe: Gibber, gibbus.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. gib.