Middle English Dictionary Entry
malaunder n.
Entry Info
| Forms | malaunder n. Also malaundir, malander(e. |
| Etymology | OF malandre |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Scabs, sores.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)323 : Malawnder [Win: Malandere], sekeness: Morbus.
- a1450 Castle Persev.(Folg V.a.354)2212 : Invidia..Charyte..Wyth fayre rosys myn hed gan breke; I brede þe malaundyr.
- c1450 Diseases Horse (Yale 163)48 : A malander is a sore [in] the fore legge be-hynde the wyndyng [Cmb Ll.1.18: bendyng] of the knee.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: OED mallender n. notes 'originally a sore located behind a horse's knee.'
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. malander.