costif (c.1300)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

costif (c.1300)

Cite this entry

[vcd]

[ FEW: 2/ii,1083b constipare; Gdf: 2,324c costever; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,939 costever; DEAF:  costever; DMF:  costuver; TLF: ∅; OED:  costive adj.; MED:  costif adj.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

f.pl. costives  

a.

1med.costive, constipated: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xv2 )  les poires [...] ne laisent mie les viandes descendre al fons de l’estomac ne az entrailhes, car lur voie est estopee et por ce remaint le ventre costif en recevant  302
2med.binding, constipating: 
( c.1300 )  se les grapes pendues en l’air contre le solel soient [...] mout font a louer, car loinz sunt d’enflure et de ventousitez et ne sunt costives ne solubles  130.2190
costivé 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
costif