Middle English Dictionary Entry
ǧilofre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ǧilofre n. Also gelofer, -fre, -fure, golofer, -fre & geriful, geraflour, joroffle. |
| Etymology | OF girofle, gerofle, gilofre, girofre; ult. Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The spice cloves; also, a clove; ~ clove, clove (of) ~ [see clove n. (2)]; (b) a clove-scented plant; e.g., the gillyflower or clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) or the wood avens (Geum urbanum).
Associated quotations
a
- ?c1335(a1300) Cokaygne (Hrl 913)77 : A tre..Þe rote is gingeuir..Þe frute gilofre of gode smakke.
- ?c1335(a1300) Cokaygne (Hrl 913)110 : Þe leuerokes..Liȝtiþ adun..Pudrid wiþ gilofre and canel.
- a1350 Ichot a burde in a (Hrl 2253)40 : Canel in cofre wiþ gyngyure..ant þe gylofre.
- (1365) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.99127 : Octo coffynz de..genger comfytt et geloffers.
- 1381 Pegge Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)p.105 : Wan yt is thykke, do thereto god spicis of gyngener, galyngale, canel, and clowys gelofre.
- (a1399) Form Cury (Add 5016)p.37 : Do þerto powdour of peper and of gilofre.
- ?a1400 *Albi Reynolds 5081 Recipes (Albi Reynolds 5081)f.23v : Tak .ii. ℥ of lilie rotis & of swynes grece & .1. ℥ of poudre of ginger & .1. ℥ of poudre of gelofris.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)6786 : Þe gylofre, quybibbe, and mace..ȝauen odour of grace.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)66/16 : Clowes de golofre.
- a1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(1) (Hrl 279)15 : Caste þer-to..Maces, Gelofres, an Galyngale y-grounde smal.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)586/6 : Garriofila, anglice, glow gelofre.
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)130/10 : Take notemuge, geryful, camamille.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)108/29 : Yeldyng therof by yere..to her heires or her assignes one clowe gelofure at Estir.
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)p.26 : With cloves of gelofer, hit broch þou shalle.
- a1500 Dresd.Gloss.434 : Garofilon: gilofre.
- a1500 Sln.521 Recipes (Sln 521)140/3 : Put þer-to licorys, canel, golofer.
b
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)43 : Þis wortez ful schyre & schene Gilofre, gyngure, & gromylyoun, & pyonys powdered ay bytwene.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)194 : Gyllofre, herbe: Gariophilus.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)586/2 : Gariofilata: auens vel gilofre.
- a1500 in Amherst Gardening74-76 : Herbys necessary for a gardyn..Gyllofre..Also of the same Herbes for the copper..Gyllofre..Also Herbes fo[r] Savour and beaute. Gyllofre gentyle.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.178 : This fair bird ryght in hir bill gan hold Of red jorofflis with thair stalkis grene A fair branche.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.190 : And thou gerafloure, mot ithankit be.