Middle English Dictionary Entry
rodol n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rodol n. |
| Etymology | ML, ?from Ar. jadwal. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The mesentery.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)60/16 : Þe mesenterie..is no þing elles but a weuynge of þe veynes myserayces innumerable..It is comuneliche cleped rodol [L rodol] and is ful of fatnesse and of glandulouse flesche.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. rodol.