Middle English Dictionary Entry
abater(e n.
Entry Info
Forms | abater(e n. . |
Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Something that alleviates pain, an analgesic.
Associated quotations
- c1475(1392) *LondonSurg. in Norri Dict.Med.308/15 (p.19) : He is a greet abatere and vnbyndiþ and lissiþ þe sorowe & þe akynge.
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