Middle English Dictionary Entry
nebulǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | nebulǒus adj. |
| Etymology | L nebulōsus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cloudy, foggy; filmy; vaporous.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)89a/a : When þe eie is opned, if þai be in þe coniunctif, the poynt shal appere rede; if it in cornea, & white & nebulous [L nebulosus], i. cloudy.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)9.114 : Ek of a fier ther maad, yf smoke ascende Al faaty, weet, & cloudy nebulose, To make a wynche al sicour ther descende, ffor to thyn hond wol sprynge or sprynges ose.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)12.21 : But sad lond wol the bene Indwelle, and hatith nebulose and lene.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.61ra (2.7) : Þe 3 regioun is þe myddes of þe vryn, and þat serueþ for þe membres nutritiues..if it apere nebulouse, i. mystisshe and rokisshe, skyisshe and cloudisshe & þickishe, it seith sekenes and wickede disposisioun o þe nutritiues.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.115ra (3.20) : Vryn white, grosse, & nebulouse or spumouse: wol wik.
Note: Antedates word.