1med.cleaning, purification (of a wound):
(
c.1240;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
quant la plaie comence a secher de la quiture e se commencera a fermer, si amenusiez l’estoil solum l’esporgement e la fermure de la plaie
i 51
(
MS: c.1325
)
suus salirunt hors a playe; a etspurgement ben sanerunt dehors le playe
140.584
2
med.
purgation, expulsion of waste from the body:
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Et si la fievre ne cesse pas apres iteus espurgemenz
i 167
(
c.1300?;
MS: s.xivm
)
s'il devynt blef d'espurgement, en .v. jur murra
54
(
MS: c.1325
)
Le urine de femme que ad colour de faryn a l’etspurgement
(ms. etspu[ur]gement) (ed. etspu[n]gement)
92
♦
med.
menstruation:
(
s.xiiim;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Mes nature vout femmes conseiler, Espurgement lor done por aider. Doné lor a un grant espurgement, Dames l’apellent ‘fleur’ par engendrement
ii 76.20 and 21
♦
med.
purgation, removal (of illness):
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
A l'espurgement de tus mals del piz medicine vereie e esprovee
292.222
3theol.purgation, purification (of the soul from sin):
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Beril demustre espurgement Que sainz pronuntierent a gent
2996
(
c.1135;
MS: 1267-68
)
Et por le saint baptisement De pechié aie espurgement
43.556 (A)
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Aprés la mort serat espurgement
82.8
(
MS: c.1300
) Del ewe vint espurgement A celui ke parfitement Amendement desire
273r
4canon.eccl.purgation, affirmation on oath of innocence before an eccesiastical court:
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
Li clerc lur respundi que [...] Le murdre lur neot del tut [...] E par espurgement l’en aveit a chef treit
799
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