Middle English Dictionary Entry
ā̆dle n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ā̆dle n. Also ōdle, alde. |
| Etymology | OE ādl, pl. ādla & ādle, pl. ādlan. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Illness, ailment; yelow ~, jaundice.
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)116.94/3 : Wiþ þa adle þat grecas frenesis nemneð.
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.MQuad.(Hrl 6258B)4/2 : Ða hors þe sinde on fefore oþþ on æiȝe adle.
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)25/26 : Þys adle ys þreora cynna.
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)541 : [Mor]bus: adl.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4803 : He wass..secnedd Onn all hiss bodiȝ..Þurrh an full atell adle.
- ?c1400 in Archiv 128 (Ashm 345)56 : Quodam morbo, qui appellatur odle & diuersis aliis infirmitatibus.
- c1450 Burg.Practica (Rwl D.251)216/7 : Þat syrup is good for þe yelow alde.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1300 Hrl.978 Vocab.(Hrl 978)556/16 : Febrefugia, i. fewerfue, i. adrelwurt.
Note: ?This word. First elem. unidentified when wort n.(1) entry done.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. adle.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. yellow adle.