Middle English Dictionary Entry
wǒrmish adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | wǒrmish adj. Also wermish. |
| Etymology | From wǒrm n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a person’s pulse: moving rapidly and weakly, vermicular.
Associated quotations
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Wel 225)141/504 : Ȝyf hys pouce be not vermiculosus (not wermyssh)…pouce vermiculows is when yu felys undir þi fyngyrs stere lyk a wermys sterynge or crepynge…it says deth.