Middle English Dictionary Entry
alterer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | alterer n. |
| Etymology |
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Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1425 *Chauliac(4) in Norri Dict.Med.(Jes-C Q.G.23)71vb (pg. 42) : In time of acþe be don þerto altrers & openers [L: alterancia et dilatancia], as is oile of rosis
- a1425 *Chauliac(4) in Norri Dict.Med.(Jes-C Q.G.23)114va (pg. 42) : It suffiset forsoþ at þe biginning to put alterers & esi refreiners [L: alterancia et refrenancia], such as is oile of roses
Note: ed. gl. 'Medicine altering or reducing the effects of one of the four qualities (hot vs. cold, moist vs. dry).
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Note: OED alterer n.