Middle English Dictionary Entry
inversed ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | inversed ppl. Also enversed. |
| Etymology | From L inversus, ppl. of invertere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Turned upside down; (b) turned inward; (c) turned upward.
Associated quotations
a
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)4.319 : The bough to sette is best in germynynge..But hem to sette enuersed [L inuersa] nought to done is.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)105b/a : Sikenesse of þe palpebre..Of herez added & inuersed within þe eie.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)128a/a : Þe palpebre forsoþ is inuersed [*Ch.(2): is turnede yn; L inuersatur] in compressing þe palpebrez with a brode probe or a round peny.
c
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)128a/a : And drawing softely þe palpebre wiþ þe herez, be it inuersed [*Ch.(2): turne vp; L inuersetur].