Middle English Dictionary Entry
roinǒur(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | roinǒur(e n. Also (error) ioinerer. |
| Etymology | From roinen v.(1); cp. OF roisne. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Surg. A cutting instrument, esp. one used in cutting holes in the cranium.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)99b/a : Ȝif þe bone cleue faste, disseuer him with þi roinour and lifte it vppe with þi leuatorie oþer with þi lenticuler, And ȝif þe bone wille not rise vppe in þis maner, make as manye holes with þi persoure as ben nedefulle & þen make alle one hole with þi lenticuler oþer wiþ þi Roinour..A Roinoure..is sucche ane instrument as ioynours oþer carpenters maken her fissures wiþ in bordes but þat it moste be more sotil.
- c1475 *Mondeville (Wel 564)162b/b : Þanne make þin holis al into oon wiþ þi lenticuler or wiþ þi ioinerer [read: roiner] into þe tyme þat þe boon be lift vp & take aweye.
- c1475 *Mondeville (Wel 564)163a/b : Make an hole first in [read: with] þi roynour or wiþ þi persour to þe tyme þat þi lenticuler mowe entre yn vndirneþe þe brayne panne.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. roinour.