Middle English Dictionary Entry
ardǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ardǒur n. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Ardor (of spiritual love); (b) heat (of sexual desire); (c) a burning sensation.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)29/17 : Consumyd wyth ardowr of lofe, whych was kyndelyd wyth þe holy dalyawns of owyr Lord.
b
- c1485 Chaucer CT.Pars.(Add 5140)I.916 : Nowe commeth the remedie ageyns Lecherye..the wicked enchawfyng or ardure [vr. ordure] of this synne.
- a1500(?a1450) St.Dor.(1) (Hrl 5272)62 : Thardoure of concupiscence Had so ouercome, that he sent for Dorothe To haue hire to his obedience.
c
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)111a/a : Ardours i. brynnyng & puncturez of nedilez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)114a/b : Sich humidite ys hugely yfyred, for þi ar þer ycchingez & brennynges i. ardours.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. ardour.