Middle English Dictionary Entry
whēling(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | whēling(e ger. |
| Etymology | From whēlen v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pathol. The act or process of breaking out into pustules; also, suppuration.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)523 : Whelynge, of sorys: Pustulacio.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)47 marg. : For vayne þat is schorne in twa of blode latynge or of bolnyng or whelynge, of garsynge or ventousynge.
- a1500 *Lanfranc CP (Wel 397)28a/25 : The Appostumes þat be made of humours brente haue nede to haue repercussiue by for þe whelyng and after that it whelys.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. whealing.