Middle English Dictionary Entry
inscīsed ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | inscīsed ppl. |
| Etymology | L incīsus, ppl. of incīdere; influenced by scissus, ppl. of scindere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Surg. (a) Slit; cut; (b) ?divided, indented.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)53a/a : Vnicioun, i. onyng, in organic partiez is impossible..And þe cause is for þe porez vtterly inscised, i. kutted [*Ch.(2): kytte; L incisiuis].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)63a/b : Signe of a veyne & of an arterie inscised [*Ch.(2): kytte] is flux of blode.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)118b/a : Som [warts] ar said porralez, for þai ar inscised [*Ch.(2): kytte; L incise] & ramified to þe maner of a heued of a porre, i. leke.