Middle English Dictionary Entry
accō̆rdiāl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | accō̆rdiāl adj. Also acordial. |
| Etymology | Cp. accord-aunt. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a medicine: appropriate; hence, effective.
Associated quotations
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.443 : For gold in phisik is a cordial [Cmb Dd: a ccordiall; Corp-O: accordial; Hrl 7334: acordyal], Therfore he loued gold in special.