Middle English Dictionary Entry
pikel n.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | pikel n.(2) |
Etymology | ?From spekel n.;?MLG; cp. G (essentially North German) Pickel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A facial blemish.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)244/784 : Kest þerto oyle and make an oyntement, & þat is gode for scabbes, and it doth a way pickyls in a mannys face.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. pickle.