Middle English Dictionary Entry
mixt(e ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | mixt(e ppl. Also mixed. |
| Etymology | L mixtus, ppl. of miscēre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Mixed, mingled, blended; (b) composed of more than one element, compound; of mixed or multiple nature, composite; ~ action, a legal action in which both restitution of the thing itself and damages are claimed; ~ nombre, a whole number expressed by two or more digits.
Associated quotations
a
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)1.405 : Lyme & grauel commixt ther on do glide, With marbul greet ygrounde & mixt with lyme.
- a1475(a1447) Bokenham MAngl.(Hrl 4011)29/35 : Brytayne is..Inhabyted..wt Normannys & Englysshe men myxte and medlyd yn alle þe Ile.
- a1475(a1447) Bokenham MAngl.(Hrl 4011)30/15 : Toungis and languagis..been not alle pure, but sum ben mixte & medlis [read: medlid] on sundry wysys.
- a1500 Whylome I present (BodPoet e.1)p.298 : Butt now prosyrs glorius be myxyd with gall.
b
- [ (c1290) Britton 2 (Lamb 403)64 : Une manere de accioun i ad pledable en nostre court qe est appele mixte, pur taunt qe ele touche la persone vers qi la demaunde est fete, et estre ces touche la chose demaunde. ]
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)31b/b : Þo þingez..haþ vertue myxte [L mixtam] þat þai digest and vapour & make stiptic moderately.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)80b/b : Ther is 3 maner alteracionz: First is made of naturale hete in loueable mete; Anoþer is ymade of extranee hete in materie putrefactible; 3a. is made of mixte heete in mene materie.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)90b/b : To drie þe pacient particule bi farmaciez of myxte [Ch.(2): medled; L permixte] vertue, viz of repercussyng & of diaforetyng.
- (1448) Shillingford138 : Any action real, personall, and myxte apon any person or persons shall be..revoked, cancelyd, and adnulled.
- a1500(c1477) Norton OAlch.(Add 10302)1818 : Grene as a smaragde is of watire clere, with erthly substance combust, mixte ful neere.
- a1500(c1477) Norton OAlch.(Add 10302)1891 : Remembre how in euery mixte thinge, Euermore oon element desirith to be kinge.
- c1450 Art Number.(Ashm 396)33/24 : Of nombres, that one is clepede digitalle, that othere Article, Another a nombre componede oþer myxt..Componede or medlede is that nombre that is come of a digite and of an article.