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sephoine (s.xiii)
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sephoine (s.xiii)

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sefoisne;  soffoigne;  suffoine,  suffoign,  sufonies  
  FEW:  symphonia 12,489a Gdf:  cifoine 2,133b GdfC: ∅ TL: sefoine 9,329 DEAF:  sephoine  DMF:  cifoine  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  symphonia 3348a

Latin/Greek symphonia used as a plant-name normally translates as ‘henbane’ (cf. DMLBS). However, FEW and DMF suggest the sense ‘hellebore’, which is supported by the Latin words glossed in TLL.

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bot. hellebore, plant of the genus Helleborus: 
( MS: c.1250 )  Hoc eleborum: sephoine  TLL i 402
( MS: c.1250 )  Hoc elleborum: suffoine  TLL i 428.605
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  Si puilz hu lentes seint es chevouz, pernez sufonie et ellebre  Orn Dames 48.263
sephoine neir
bot. black hellebore, Christmas rose, Helleborus niger: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ou noir soffoigne ou aisil, Ce vaut encontre tel peril  Pop Med 160.349
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  neir suffoine maschez vel maufe  A-N Med ii 232
( MS: s.xv )  Pernez le racine de le lepre, .i. suffoigne  (ms. fuffoigne) neir [...]  Five Med MSS 162.E492

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See also:

simphanur  simphonie  suffoir1 
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