Middle English Dictionary Entry
nastar(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | nastar(e n. Also naister. |
| Etymology | ML nascare, var. of nascale, with confusion of c & t. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An enema-pipe; ~ of tre, a wooden enema-pipe.
Associated quotations
- [ a1400 Alphita (SeldArch B.35)123/24 : Nascale uel nascare uel nascaplere est equiuocum ad suppositorium et pessarium. ]
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)26/13 : Wiþ anastar of tree..be it ȝetted into þe lure.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)29/28 : Take þe nastare wiþ þe forseid medicyne putte in þe bledder.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 277)29/19 : With a naister of tree putte into þe lure of þe ȝolk of a raw ey.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. nastare of tree.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. nastare.