Middle English Dictionary Entry
alma(u)ndīn, -en adj.
Entry Info
Forms | alma(u)ndīn, -en adj. |
Etymology | From n., with L & ME adj. suff. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of the almond tree or fruit; ~ milk.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6893 : It was an almandin [Frf: almandine] wand..Almandes was groun þar-on, þe wand þat fel to aaron.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)17 : Temper it [frumenty] vp with Almaunden Mylke.