Middle English Dictionary Entry
gresi adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | gresi adj. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Stub entry.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)581/4 : An oynement forsothe is a gressy thyng, noght flowande or rennynge, but abydynge.
Note: New entry
Note: Cp. grēs(e n., grēselī adj., etc.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.35rb (2.3) : þat it [urine] is gresie and fatte seiþ þat kynde meltiþ and wasteþ & vanyssheþ awai.
Note: Antedates word. Editor's gloss: 'greasy, oily, fatty'.