1
demonym
people of Serica, inhabiting parts of Eastern Asia (probably China) and associated with the production of silk:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
En latin ay oy les genz Seres nomer, Car plusors mers covient, ainz k'en i soit, sigler
7182
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
En la terre u Seres sunt
9327
(
s.xiii1;
MS: s.xiv2
) la gent reponse qu’em apelet Seres, qui des reims e des branches de lor bois carpissent la seie tele cum iraignee e puis de ço en funt dras
98
Seres1 (s.xii3/4)