Middle English Dictionary Entry
saniāble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | saniāble adj. |
| Etymology | ML *saniābilis; cp. L saniāre to give forth pus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. Able to suppurate.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)32b/b : Excrescencez..beþ smal in þe fote & som noȝt..Som saniable, quitrie [Ch.(2): some able to quytter; L quedam sanabiles, read: saniabiles], & som noȝt.