Middle English Dictionary Entry
bǒuǧing ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | bǒuǧing ger. |
| Etymology | Cp. bǒuǧe & bǒuǧen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A hump, protuberance.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)57a/b : Þe galle is a membre hoot & drye, I set on þe bougyng [L gibbo] of þe lyuour.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)8b/a : The 3 chapitle is..of bougeyng [*Ch.(1): gibbositee] of þe bak.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)75a/b : To eschewe þe multitude of schappes..in stede of bowginge [*Ch.(1): eminence i. bosyng], þai maken persede trepanes.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. bouging.