Middle English Dictionary Entry
sūmen n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sūmen n. |
| Etymology | ML sūmen, -inis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. Pl. The lowest region or regions of the abdomen, hypogastrium.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)65/11 : By the haunches here ben vnderstonden þe lower parties of the wombe fro þe sumenis [L a sinu eius; vr. a sumenis, ?read: a sumenibus] vnto the þighes and schamfast membres.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. sumen.