Middle English Dictionary Entry
spermī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | spermī adj. |
| Etymology | From sperme n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Spermatic; of bodily parts: derived from semen; ~ veine, a blood vessel carrying spermatic matter.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)253/17 : Þe spermy parties ben regendrede al day in children.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)257/13 : Of þe kyttinge of a spermy veyne, it is but a iape or a trufle, as it was saide aboue in the anothomye.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. spermy vein.