Middle English Dictionary Entry
āking ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | āking ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pain, aching; hed ~, headache.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)235/25 : Wheþer he haue strong akynge or liȝt akynge.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)301/10 : It is good to lete blood for akynge of þe heed.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.1088 : Akyngge of his wownde.
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)71b : Sethe sauery..and washe the hede ther with; hit doþe a-way the hede akynge.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)163a/b : Þai [cauteries] be done in goutez & cephalez i. heued akyngez & in strong akyngez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)171a/a : Aking [*Ch.(2): Akþe; L dolor] after Auicen, is censibilite i. feling of a contrarie þing.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)57/22 : Also oþer sinthomata..as scharp akyng and prikkyng.
- ?c1430(c1400) Wycl.FCLife (Corp-C 296)191 : For akyng of hedis.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)2a : An Aking: Nocumentum.
- a1500 Treat.GBattle (Hrl 1706)425 : A gyrdylle..beryth vp the haberioune and saueth the body from akyng ande werynesse.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. aching.