Middle English Dictionary Entry
ūva n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ūva n. Also uve, (early) huf. |
| Etymology | OE h)ūf & OF uve & L ūva. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Anat. The uvula; also, the epiglottis;
(b) ~ passe, a grape or raisin.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)21/27 : Þes lacecræft deah wyð þone huf.
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)49/23 : Ȝif þa adra byþ tobrocen innan þan þurlu, of þan uue dropaþ uppan þa tunga.
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)284/3774 : Epiglotus…is alsa callyd in physyk nyh allway uva vel uvula (þe uve or þe uvele).
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)105 : If þe litle gobet in þe mouth þat is clepid vua be…to swolle, þe asshes of anys seed…wole haue it vp aȝen wyl.
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)178 : In þis wyse it [pellitory]…rereþ vp þe…vua if she be falle doun be ouer-muche humour.
b
- c1450 Lydg.SSecr.Ctn.(Sln 2464)1809 : He that vsith…these thre thynges, Alibi Aurei…Vue passes, or goode and swete Reysynges, Off flewme warde shal haue noon perturbaunce.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. uva.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. uve.