Middle English Dictionary Entry
pursī adj.
Entry Info
Forms | pursī adj. Also purci. |
Etymology | From pursī̆f with substitution of -ī suf. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Asthmatic, short-winded.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)416 : Purcy [Win: Pursy], in wynd drawynge: Cardiacus.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)100b : Pursy: cardiacus et cardiocus.