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squille (s.xiii1)

squille (s.xiii1)

squila,  squilla; 
pl. squillis  
  FEW:  scilla 11,311a Gdf: GdfC:  scille 10,640c TL: DEAF: DMF:  scille 1  TLF:  scille  OED:  squill n.  MED:  squille n.2  DMLBS:  scilla 2 2967a

s.

bot.squill, sea-onion, Urginea scilla
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Trenche l'en squilla parmi et giete l'en hors ce qui est dedenz  A-N Med i 166
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1365 ) il covient hoster de la squille la mouele dedenz et la escorce dehors pur ceo qe eus sount morteus  Pharmacopoeia 17.404
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) L'esplen confortent touz les mirabolans, [...] la perre armenike, agarike, vinaigre, squila, squiliticum et son oximel [...]  Waterford busby 254.S54.4
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) Un herbe q'est appellé squille  BOZ Cont 82
( MS: c.1400 ) squilles, qe l’em apele poumes de mer  Five Med MSS 59.W8

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See also:

esquille  squillitic 
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