Middle English Dictionary Entry
tremǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tremǒur n. Also tremor. |
| Etymology | OF tremor, AF tremour; also cp. L tremor, -ōris. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A palpitation occasioned by fear.
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.255 : His body sholde sterte, And with the stert..swich a tremour [vr. tremor] fele aboute his herte, That of the fere his body sholde quake.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. tremor.