Middle English Dictionary Entry
voming ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | voming ger. Also fominge. |
| Etymology | From vomen v.; cp. fōming ger., from which sense (b) and its quot. should be deleted. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The contents of the stomach ejected by regurgitation, vomit.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Num.11.20 : Þe lord ȝeue to ȝow flesch & ete nouȝt oo day ne two…bote…to þe tyme þat hit come out by ȝoure nese þyrlys & be tornyd into fomynge [WB(2): wlatyng; L nauseam].
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Jer.48.26 : Þe lord drunkneþ hym with þe chalis of…wrathe…& he shal hurtle þe hond of moab in his vomyng [L vomitu].
- a1400 WBible(1) (NYPubLib 67)2 Pet.2.22 : Vomyng [Roy 1.B.6: A sowe waschun in the walewinge].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Note on foming ger. should be removed, once the designated deletion has been made.