Middle English Dictionary Entry
croisẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | croisẹ̄ n. Also croisay, croisy & (error) corisy. |
| Etymology | OF croisié, p.ppl. of croisier. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A plant having leaves or petals in a cruciform arrangement; prob. crosswort (Galium cruciata).
Associated quotations
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)47/10 : Take herbe water..mynte, þe grete hocke, corisy [read: croisy], tansy, grene henepe.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)55/12 : Melycoyte, trifoylee, croysay, carpus.