malemorte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• malemort
• male morte

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman malemort (“mormal, gangrene”), from Medieval Latin malum mortuum. Compare French malemort (“cruel or horrible death”), Old French mort-mal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaːl(ə)ˈmɔrt(ə)/

Noun

malemorte (uncountable)

1. disease of inflamed sores, in sheep, horses, and dogs

Inflection

Declension of malemorte

	singular	plural
nominative, accusative	malemorte	—
genitive	malemortes	—
dative	malemorte	—

References

• Juhani Norri (2016) Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary in English, 1375-1550‎^[1], →ISBN