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vomir (s.xiii2/4)
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vomir (s.xiii2/4)

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vomer;  womir  

v.trans.

to vomit forth, spew out: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li primer [...] dit mal de son prome tot apertement e vomist tot hors le envenimus venim de son envius quer  Ancren2 192.31
( MS: s.xv )  tost vomira tote la poysoun  Five Med MSS 164.E520

v.intrans.

to vomit: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) L'en sent une dolure et une pesaunttime en parfunde et sans glete l'en womist a la fiez de la conpressiun de l'estomac  A-N Med i 227.136
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Ausi ad il tusser e escouper, Ruper, vomer (M.E. spywe) e esternuer  BIBB ROTH (G) 1094
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme vomyte (M.E. Spewith) pur surfet, Pur viaunde qe a luy desplet  Nominale 344

sbst. inf.

vomiting, sickness: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le vomir de la buche signefie Ceus ki dé seinz severez sunt  Apoc giffard 631
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  ly vomer [...] mundifie l'estomake  Secr anon 11.92
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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