Middle English Dictionary Entry
pulmōn n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pulmōn n. |
| Etymology | L pulmo, -mōnis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A lung; also, the lungs.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)8b/a : Þe flesh of þe pulmon [Ch.(2): longe; L pulmone] is put lesse moiste þan greez or fatnes, ffor it is noȝt molten when it is chaufed.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)15a/b : Aboue þe selfe hert weyves þe pulmon [Ch.(2): lunges; L pulmo] for to refresh it, of which þe substaunce is softe, þynne, spongious, & white..þe pulmon forsoþ haþ 5 lobos or pennes, 2 in þe lefte partie & 3 forsoþ in þe riȝt partie.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)127b/b : To rectifie sich obliquitee praiseþ Jesus water of pulmon, i. longz collirized.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. pulmon.