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germin (1155-60)

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The form gremine is a cross reference to the following entry:

germin (1155-60)

germeine,  germine  (gremine)  
  FEW:  germen 4,121b Gdf:  germin 4,266a GdfC: TL: germin 4,286 DEAF:  germe 1 (germin) G573 DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  germen 1070b

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1fruitbot.produce, fruit
( MS: 1155-60 )  E devorerat la tere ot sun germine (Latin: Devorabitque terram cumgermine suo), e les fundemenz des monz ardrat  Camb Ps 276.34
2bot.shoot, small twig
( 1421 )  et autres wyllughes et poplers sur les ditz ripes de novelle plantier et ficher, et en les ditz fosses argille, marle, gravylle et terre, et de les ditz wyllughes et poplers les braunches et gremines (l. germines?), sibien de ceux queux sont ore illoeqes plantez, come de ceux queux illoeqes serront plantez  Rot Parl1 iv 157
3fig.germ, origin
( MS: s.xiii1 )  cristal [...] Le germin del freit ancien Par force tient en soi mult bien  Lapid 188.1019
germin del oef
germ of egg, either of the chalazae which anchor the yolk to the lining membrane of the shell
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  C’est le germeine del ef  Div Mun 61

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See also:

germe  germinoun 
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