Middle English Dictionary Entry

gut n.
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Entry Info

Forms gut n. Also gutte, got, gotte, gout. Pl. guttes & (rare) gutten.
Etymology OE guttas pl.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1a.
(a) An abdominal organ; the digestive tract of a whelk; -- usually pl., entrails, viscera; rein guttes, the viscera under the loins or the flanks; (b) the anus, the omentum; long ~, the spleen.
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1b.
Fig. (a) The abdomen, belly; the underside of a serpent; (b) the stomach or belly as the seat of gluttony; -- also pl.; (c) pl. the bowels as the seat of the spirit; (d) pl. the bowels of the earth; the lining of a purse.
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2.
(a) The human intestine(s; -- usually pl.; (b) an intestine of an animal, bird, reptile, etc.; (c) a particular part of the intestinal tract; even ~, the rectum; fasting ~, jejunum; gret ~, nether ~, any division of the large intestine; litel ~, smal ~, sotil ~, any division of the small intestine; on eied ~, the caecum; principal ~, any of the three parts of the small intestine or any of the three parts of the large intestine.
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3.
(a) Cook. The digestive tract of a fish; an intestine or other entrail of a fowl; (b) in pl.: intestines fed to hawks or dogs; smal guttes.
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4.
The dried intestine of an animal used for the strings of musical instruments.
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5.
As surname.
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Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. even gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. fasting gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. great gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. little gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. nether guts (pl.).

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. one-eyed gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. small gut.

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Note: Med., etc. (sense 2.(c)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. subtle gut.

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