Middle English Dictionary Entry
inductī̆f adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | inductī̆f adj. & n. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Bringing on, inducing; (b) as noun: an inducement.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)9a/b : Þe neruous cordes þer be naked & apperyng fro þe flesh, Of which þe puncture is generatif of spasme &, bi sewing, inductiue [*Ch.(2): bryngeþ; L inductiua] of deþ.
b
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)453 : Me thynkyth this a verray inductif [rime: lif] Vnto stelthe.