Middle English Dictionary Entry
liquefīen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | liquefīen v. Also liqui-. P.ppl. i)liquefīed. |
| Etymology | L liquefieri & OF liquefïer. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To liquefy (oil, glue), melt (metal); (b) to dissolve (warts, etc.); get rid of (flesh) by dissolving it.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)116b/b : Anoyntyng wiþ oile hauyng vertue emplastic, i. cleuyng to, as is oile liquefied [*Ch.(2): molten; L liquefactum] with pich.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)144b/b : Pellis arietine cocte in raynewater & acete & confecte al wiþ glutino yliquefied.
- a1475 Bk.Quint.(Sln 73)7/32 : If ȝe quenche saturne liquified in wiyn or in comoun watir.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)62a/a : It is nede fleshez, compressed & kutte alterate & putrefied making pus, for to liquifie &, after, newe flesh for to growe.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)116a/a : Whan forsoþ þe body is turned in to so mych carnosite or fatnez..it is said grosse, as it is said arefact, i. dried, when it is liquefied & depressed, as in astrophia & ptisi.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)175a/a : A drop alone mortifieþ, i. sleeþ, þe fistule & liquefieþ, i. melteþ [L liquefacit], alle wartes & excressenciez, i. outgrowingez.