Middle English Dictionary Entry
toxicā̆t(e ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | toxicā̆t(e ppl. |
| Etymology | L toxicātus, p.ppl. of toxicāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Envenomed; of a wound: infected with poison; of venom: toxic.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner)3.22/17 : Afterward oweþ þe wonde for to be procured..If forsoþ it be toxicate, i. venomed, be it procured as bityngz of venemous þingez.
- a1500 Partenay (Trin-C R.3.17)1333 : The king withe adart toxicat poison fong.
- a1500 Partenay (Trin-C R.3.17)1429 : At the gret paleis..the kyng on bed thay founde..hys mouth bolned gret that stounde, With toxicat uenym replete was certain.