Middle English Dictionary Entry
brainī adj.
Entry Info
Forms | brainī adj. |
Etymology | From noun. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cerebral.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)8b/a : Þe brayne is colde and moiste..it is of brayny humydite of þe sperme.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)10b/b : Þe brayny substaunce is of þe sperme and is saide hote after kynde.