Middle English Dictionary Entry
cō̆rne n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | cō̆rne n.(1) Also corn. |
| Etymology | OF corne horn (from L cornū). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A horny growth on the toes or feet; a corn.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)119a/a : To a corne [L cornu] i. agnail forsoþ þat is in þe feete..þat it be shauen & pared aboue þe corne or horne as mych as it shal be possible.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)93 : Coorne, or harde knott in þe flesche: Cornicallus.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)70/177 : For cornes in a mannes ffete, take vnslekkyd lyme..blake sope and medle hem togedir..payre of the cornes..and ley þ'on of this salue.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)204 : For þe corn..wasche þe foot, & after pare hyt as nye as þou mayst, & þen tak agreyn of bremston & ley apon þe corn & set hyt a fyre.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)199 : Git hauyþ foure corneres [vr. cornys]or pykes or hornes growyng vp even to hevenward; koddes it hauyþ and in hem cornes, þe whiche wole make brede hugely better sauered þan it shulde be if þey ere owt þer-of.
Note: New sense (for "cornys," not "corneres").
Note: Gloss: (b) a spiky projection from the seed-pod of a plant.--notes per MLL
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. corn 2.