Middle English Dictionary Entry

sextane n.

Entry Info

Forms sextane n.
Etymology

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • a1475 *Platearius Practica in Norri Dict.Med.(Cmb Dd.10.44)4r (pg. 971) : Þer ben oþer feueres [interpollata], which be callyd quintane, sextane, ebdomee & erratice [L: alie febres vt quintane, sextane & hebdomadarie & erratice].
Note: ed. gl. 'Intermittent fever with paroxysms every fifth day.'
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Note: OED sextan n. and adj., A

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