Middle English Dictionary Entry
croh n.
Entry Info
| Forms | croh n. |
| Etymology | OE; cp. L crocus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Saffron.
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)96.55/2 : [Nim] þeos wyrt cnucod, & wiþ croh gemengede, smire [þa] fet mid þan wose.
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)15/11 : Nim wifes meolce..and alewan & croh (safran gallice) and meng æl þas togadere.