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† ˈpoplesy, ˈpoplexy Obs. Chiefly Sc.
[Aphetic form of apoplexy. So obs. Du. popelcye (Plantin).]
= apoplexy.
c1386Chaucer Nun's Pr. T. 21 (Harl. MS.) The goute lette hir no þing for to daunce Ne poplexie schente not hir heed. 1490Caxton Eneydos xxviii. 110 The gowte or the poplesie. c1500Rowlis Cursing 43 in Laing Anc. Poet. Scot. 212 Pouertie, pestilence or poplecy. a1585Montgomerie Flyting 322 The painfull poplesie and pest. |