Middle English Dictionary Entry
thirsting ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | thirsting ger. Also thursting(e, thristing. |
| Etymology | From thirsten v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Suffering from thirst, being thirsty; also, a condition or state of thirst; ~ of drinke.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)75b/a : Signez of þe diafragmate, i. mydryf, y-wounded ar þik and grete brething, cogh..þristyng [vrr. þursting, þurstinge; Ch.(2): þirste] of drinke, & fulsomnez of mete wiþ eructuacioun.
- 1532-1897(c1385) Usk TL (Thynne:Skeat)126/90 : Longe tyme of thursting causeth drink to be the more delicious whan it is atasted.