Middle English Dictionary Entry
apostemāt ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | apostemāt ppl. |
| Etymology | ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Inflamed, suppurating.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)52a/a : Wondez of þe longez..ar moste sone apostemate [*Ch.(2): apostemede; L apostemantur], as often tymez also beþ incurable, for þi þat nouþer þe propre farmaciez of vlcerez may touche þe vlcere [etc.].