Middle English Dictionary Entry
suffūmiged ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | suffūmiged ppl. Also subfūmigid. |
| Etymology | From L suffūmigāre, subf-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. Of a substance: burned so as to cause the fumes from it to penetrate a part of the body from below.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Diseases Women(2) (Sln 2463)96 : Þe rote of yres vnder put into þe marice oþer subfumygid with yres makith her to lessen her chylde, for yres rotes ben hote, & drye, & haue vertu to opyne, & to hete, & to consume & waste.