Middle English Dictionary Entry
mōbled ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | mōbled ppl. |
| Etymology | From the stem of L mōbilitāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of the eyes: moving, wavering, ?unable to focus.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)68b/b : Signez of hote aposteme..ar take of many þingez..Of þe eyen for þai ar rede & inflate, and hem semeþ to goo out of þe heued; þai ar mobled [Ch.(2): mouable; L mobilitantur] & obliqued.