Middle English Dictionary Entry
rīmel(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rīmel(e n. Also rimelle, riemele, remele, remile. |
| Etymology | ML rīmella; also cp. L rīmula. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Surg. A minute fissure in the brain.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)125/16 : Þei asaie in þis maner if þat þe brekynge of þe brayn panne be wiþ a rimel [L rimalis], þat is to seie, a chene, eiþir a creueis.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)126/2-3 : Þei loken if ony þing exale out bi þilke rimele [L rimula], as blod or ony other mater; þei drede not to perse þilke rimelle.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)134/11,13 : If þat ilke remile [Add: ryemele] peerse þe brayn panne, þer is greet doute in þe caas..but if þe remele be trepaned.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. rimel.