Middle English Dictionary Entry
silogisme n.
Entry Info
| Forms | silogisme n. Also sillogisme, silogīme. |
| Etymology | OF sillogisme, silogisme, silogime & L syllogismus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A syllogism; ?also, a logical argument; also fig. [quot.: a1393].
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.371 : He coude what hym nedede for to konne, outake fables and poetes and wily and sly silogismes [L tortiles syllogismos].
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.2708 : I syh there Aristotle also, Whom that the queene of Grece so Hath bridled that in thilke time Sche made him such a Silogime That he foryat al his logique.
- c1400 Wycl.CGosp.Matthew (Add 28026:Hudson)13/7 : By most prudent silogisme or argument insolible Crist proueþ hem to be sones of manquelleres.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)4457 : For many tymes, whanne she [Hope] wole make A full good silogisme, I dreede That aftirward ther shal in deede Folwe an evell conclusioun.
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)6493 : By many sylogysmys & by many an argument She þer dyserthly shewyd hyr entent.
- a1450(?1419-20) Topias (Dgb 41)82/281 : Of sutiltee of arguyng me þinkiþ þi brayn ful þinne; Go grees a sheep vndir þe taile, þat semeþ þe beter Þan with sotil sillogismes to perbrake þi witt.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)14 : If ye wol eyther make jugementes, silogismes [F Silogismes], othere argumentes with oute me [Reason], shule ye neuere haue conclusioun that it ne shal come to confusioun.
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)10/29 : It was alleggid þat a trouþ was prouyd bi sillogisme, whiche is þe strengist argument forto proue that may be.
- (c1456) Pecock Faith (Trin-C B.14.45)126 : The coupling togidere of suche proposiciouns in the now seid maner is an argument which is clepid a sillogisme.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)1671 : Elenchus ys a syllogysme Or, by fallaas, a Sophisme.
- c1475-a1600(a1473) Fortescue Declaration (Clermont)534 : I am right sory that euer I made eny suche argument; for it is an informyle tale, and no kynde of silogisme.