murrain

murrain
/merr"in/, n.
1. Vet. Pathol. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
2. Obs. a plague or pestilence.
[1300-50; ME moreine, moryne < MF morine a plague, equiv. to mor(ir) to die ( L mori) + -ine -INE2]

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  • murrain — (n.) cattle plague, early 14c., from Anglo Fr. moryn, O.Fr. moraine pestilence (12c.), probably from mourir to die, from L. mori (see MORTAL (Cf. mortal) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • murrain — [mʉr′in] n. [ME moreine < OFr morine < VL * morire, to die < L mori: see MORTAL] 1. any of various infectious diseases of cattle 2. Archaic a pestilence; plague …   English World dictionary

  • Murrain — Pestilence or plague. The word was used of the diseases of sheep in particular. It was most likely babesiosis, an infection carried by ticks. There were several severe outbreaks between 1315 and 1322. Lore had it that murrain appeared every seven …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • murrain — noun Etymology: Middle English moreyne, from Anglo French morine, from morir to die, from Latin mori more at murder Date: 14th century a pestilence or plague especially affecting domestic animals …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Murrain —    Heb. deber, destruction, a great mortality , the fifth plague that fell upon the Egyptians (Ex. 9:3). It was some distemper that resulted in the sudden and widespread death of the cattle. It was confined to the cattle of the Egyptians that… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • murrain — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anthrax, hoof and mouth disease, cattle disease, epizootic disease, murr, Texas fever, plague, pox, pestilence, cattle plague; see also disease …   English dictionary for students

  • murrain — mur·rain || mÉœrɪn / mÊŒrɪn n. any of a number of cattle diseases; foot and mouth disease (Veterinary Pathology) …   English contemporary dictionary

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