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sap2 (s.xii-s.xiv)

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

sap2 (s.xii-s.xiv)

sapa,  sapp,  sappe  
  FEW:  sapa 11,192b Gdf:  sape 2 7,313c GdfC:  sapa 10,627b TL: DEAF: DMF:  sape 2  TLF: OED:  sap n.1  MED:  sap(e n.2  DMLBS:  sapa 2 2931c

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1bot.trees sap, resin
( MS: s.xii-s.xiv )  gummi distillat ab arbore: (T) gallice sapp  TLL ii 30
2pharm.concentrated fruit juice, syrup (for medicinal purposes)
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Li jus de meures vaut mout a dolour de la gorge et des jowes et du huvet, maiement se il soit quit avoiques sapa et un poi de çucre  Waterford busby 298.S122.5
3bot.treessap(wood), recently formed wood
( 1381-88 )  qe le merym soit meillour de bon coer de keyne saunz sap  Build salz 468
( 1404-05 )  que nul serure soit fait de vert boys ne de sap, mais soulement de boys de bone keyne et setche  YMB i 108
( 1404-05 )  les ditz artificers veulloient et grauntent que tout le overaigne avantdite, ou ascun autre overaigne q’ils usent, soit bien et profitement fait et overé, sauz ascun sappe ou ascun autre fayntesce  YMB i 149

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