Middle English Dictionary Entry
hǒundish adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | hǒundish adj. |
| Etymology | From hǒund . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of or pertaining to dogs or hounds; of human teeth: doglike, canine; ~ coler, a dog collar.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)46a/a : Ysidir seiþ þat þey hatte Canini, houndissch, to liknes of houndes teeþ.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)46a/b : In þe ouer ieawe ben sextene teeþ..tweine þat hatte canini, houndisch.
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)228 : Howndych Colowre: Millus.