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spic (s.xiii1)

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

spic (s.xiii1)

speic,  spik,  spike; 
Lat. spica,  spicam,  spice; 
pl. spis,  spyys  
  FEW:  spica 12,174b Gdf: GdfC:  spic 10,709c TL: spic 9,1039 DEAF:  espic (*)  DMF:  spic  TLF:  spic  OED:  spick n.2  / spike n.1  MED:  spike n.2  DMLBS:  spica 1 3156b

s.

1bot.ear of corn
( MS: s.xiii1 ) Ut granum mortificatum et fissum in herbam prorumpat, herba in calamum consolidetur, calamus tecis (gloss: cotelis) et spicis (gloss: heres, spyys) granorum muniatur et honeretur  TLL i 187.162 and ii 105.162
( MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Vous prendrez les oes de geline [...] Et spis de segle et orpiment  Pop Med 184.1119
( MS: s.xv ) le denier d'Engleterre round et sanz tonsure poisera xxxii greins de froument en my le spic (Latin: in medio spice assumpta)  Weights 7
2bot.aspic, lavender, Lavandula spica
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Diacorides dit que mult profiteroit Se ele siet en eue ou le spic quit seroit  A-N Med ii 99.638
( MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Ceste poudre receit [...] gingembre, spic, racine de glaiol [...]  Pop Med 330.24
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Le foie confortent ces choses: le fust d'aloez, [...] canelle, spica, aloé, l'alaé vera  (ms. aloé lolaverum), reubarbe [...]  Waterford busby 252.S53.2
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin ) pernet la poudre d'encens e de mastic e de spike e destempret oveke blanc de l'oef  A-N Med ii 158.91
spic celtic
bot.species of valerian, Valeriana officinalis
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 ) Des especes: [...] spikanard, spik celtic, bausme […]  Pop Med 102.7
( c.1340 ) Spica celitica: (B2) galice spike seltic  Plant Names 244
( MS: s.xv2 ) Saliunca: (C16) gallice spik seltik, anglice calketrap (var. (C18: s.xv) gallice spik celtik, anglice calketrappe )  Plant Names 225
spic nardine
nardin

[gdw]

See also:

espi  espic  spicanarde 
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