Middle English Dictionary Entry

uncine n.

Entry Info

Forms uncine n.
Etymology

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • a1425 *Chauliac(4) in Norri Dict.Med.(Jes-C Q.G.23)313rb (pg. 1139) : Þe 8 þat þe leche of eren haue instrumentis fit & couenable to his wirking, as ben.. vncines [L: uncini] of litil curuacion.
Note: ed. gl. 'Hook, curved surgical instrument for lifting up or cutting.'
Note: New entry

©2025 Regents of the University of Michigan. For details about this collection's copyright see the MEC copyright statement and the U-M Library Copyright Policy. Data last refreshed Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 12:18:00.