Middle English Dictionary Entry
sordide adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | sordide adj. Also sorded & (error) sordye. |
| Etymology | L sordidus; cp. F (16th cent.) sordide. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. Of a sore: festering, purulent.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)31a/b : Cure þam with þe cure of vlcere sordide or foule [Ch.(2): vnclene bocches].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)80b/a : Vlcere sordide & putrefactif is said an vlcere which bi his malice putrefieþ þe membre in leuyng viscosite or softe flesh.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)84a/b : Of a sordide, i. foul [vr. sordye; Ch.(2): filthy], vlcere, stynkyng or putrede..whilez an vlcere haþ not bot filth & sanie grosse & viscous, it is said sordide [L sordidum].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)90b/b : If, forsoþ, þai be sordide [vr. sorded] or crustose, be þai wasshed wiþ wyne & hony of decoccioun of camomille.