Middle English Dictionary Entry
singult n.
Entry Info
| Forms | singult n. |
| Etymology | L singultus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?A fit of gasping or convulsive breathing; ?a hiccup.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)63a/ b : Euery emoragie is perilous, ffor if it be not streyned, it bringeþ to deþ..More ouer spasme, sincop, alienacioun, & singultes [Wallner: singultus; Ch.(2): ȝoxynge], i. ȝiskingez, in emorogiez ar yuel.