Middle English Dictionary Entry
tetraptātī̆ve adj.
Entry Info
Forms | tetraptātī̆ve adj. |
Etymology | Perh. from AL tetraptos. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Alch. Consisting of four parts, quaternary.
Associated quotations
- [ a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)65a/b : Tetraptos: of iiij cases. ]
- a1500(1471) *Ripley CAlch.(Ashm 1486)731 : 4 elementtes pyneth to-gether to byede: tetraptatyve sertenly phylosophers dothe it call.