Middle English Dictionary Entry
prōject(e ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | prōject(e ppl. |
| Etymology | L prōjectus, ppl. of prōicere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Extended, stretched out; (b) ~ in, disposed to (sth.), inclined to; (c) alch. of the elixir: cast upon a base metal in transmutation.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.295 : This prouince, proiecte by the longitude of the occean, hathe on the este to hit Turonea.
b
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.87 : Proiecte [L projecti] in the lustes of lechery, [þei] haue grete delectacion in women.
c
- a1550 *Ripley CAlch.(BodeMus 63)44b : We it call Our basilicke otherwise our Cockatrise..Whiche..so sleith crud mercurye When ther vppon it is proiect.