Middle English Dictionary Entry
rēching(e ger.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | rēching(e ger.(2) Also rotchinge. |
| Etymology | Cp. hræcen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Belching; also, retching.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)76/196 : Anoþer ffor the cough, ffor the brest, for rotchynge, [etc.].
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)26a/a : Þe forseid fossa or dich myȝte ben y clensid by hem from þe viscous vnclennesse þat comeþ in rechinge or drawynge whanne þat a man spattiþ.
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)51/8 : The signes of a bad stomak is..foule and bad rechyng [L eructuacio] and the savour to be sowre.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. retching.