Middle English Dictionary Entry
mirī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | mirī n. |
| Etymology | OF mirie, var. of mire. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A physician; also fig. one who heals the soul of a sinner.
Associated quotations
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)22/5,6 : In al maner..sal þabbesse ta yeme of þa þat misdose; for þe hale hauis na mister o miri [Wint.Ben.Rule: læces; L medicus], Bot te seke hauis mister. For þi sal sho do als te wyse miri dos, þat wyl hele þe seke.