Middle English Dictionary Entry
rifting(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | rifting(e ger. |
| Etymology | Cp. riften v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Belching; also fig.
Associated quotations
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)18.2 : Dies diei eructat verbum & nox nocti indicat scientiam..bi riftynge he takyns fulnes of wit, for wha sa riftes, it semes that he is ful.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)127/17 : Let vs in as myche as we mowe in the forseid day leue spittyng, ryftyng, and snesynge.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. rifting.