Middle English Dictionary Entry
volving ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | volving ger. |
| Etymology | From volven v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. The act of wrapping a bandage around a part of the body; also, an instance of such wrapping.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner)3.150/22 : Þai haue a propre maner of bindyng…in bygynnyng after lengþ of þe side of þe Ancle, in passyng vnder-neþe bi þe sole, & in voluyng aboue þe fote and bihinde þe ende of þe legge aboue þe talone.
- ?a1425 Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner)5.10/2 : Þise…bendez…with many voluyngez [Ch.(2): wrappynges; L involucionibus] conteneþ þe fracture.