Middle English Dictionary Entry
acūement n.
Entry Info
| Forms | acūement n. |
| Etymology | OF acuement, vr. of aguement. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pungency, sharpness.
Associated quotations
- a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501)98/2 : Þe sensibilyte of þe tonge ys by way of tastynge & sauour, And þarof er ix maneres; Swetnesse, bitternesse, saltnesse..stipticite, & acuement [L acuitas].