Middle English Dictionary Entry
recǒursen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | recǒursen v. |
| Etymology | From recǒurs n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To return, refer back; ben recoursed to, have recourse to (a medicament).
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)48a/b : Causez of þise herniez is feblenez of þe vertue digestyue..in þe lyuer..And in þe apostemez ventose & aquous to which yt bihoueþ to recourse [Ch.(2): turne aȝen; L recurrere] for þe complement of þise.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)49b/b : With þise vse he ligatur fro þe niþer partie to þe vpper partiez as it was seid aboue of fleumatic apostemez & ciragra to which it is to recourse.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)91a/a : It is to be recoursed to trociscus of Aldaron & calidicon.