Middle English Dictionary Entry
vīre n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | vīre n.(2) Also wire. |
| Etymology | From L vīrus or ME vīrus n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pathol. A thin, watery discharge from a festering sore, ichor.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)77/10 : Euery olde wounde hauynge rotnes or wire [L virus], þat is þinne venymous quyttir, or ony oþir þing þan good quytture…is clepid vlcus.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. vire.