Middle English Dictionary Entry
icor(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | icor(e n. |
| Etymology | ML, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A watery substance found in wounds and sores, pus.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)60a/a : It is nede of a farmacie drying þe particle þat, if þer be now any ycor [*Ch.(2): humour; L ycor] liggyng to, yt be consumed.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)60a/b : Þe orifice, i. opnyng, of þe wonde be euermore donward & þe grounde or bothme vpward, þat þe ycorez may frely go out.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)71a/a : For whi if none ycore [*Ch.(2): quitter] of þe pacientz flowed inward or wiþ inforþ, it war nowe for to kut away þe bone.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)77a/a : After forsoþ þat we, doyng þise, trowed þe pus, i. sanie & ycorez, of þe wonde for to flowe or rynne, we put so to farmaciez.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. ichor.