Middle English Dictionary Entry

glauk adj.
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Entry Info

Forms glauk adj.
Etymology L glaucus

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Bluish-green or gray.
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Supplemental Materials (draft)

  • a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)102/4-5,8 : Of eyen glavk or whitissh: There ben many maners and spices of glauk eyen, For some ben tany, gallish grey, and of dyuers colours..Glavk and white, a faynt and fleyng man it shewith.
  • a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)102/12 : The best kynd of eyen ben the glavk spice.
    • Note: Supplemental material
    Note: Modify gloss
    Note: Are other quots in passage evidently 'glauk' eyes often have flecks of various colors [?would this include 'hazel' eyes?]
    Note: Note does not directly modify 'eie'
    Note: Is a oncer in copy - this quot. means the gloss needs to be modified since clearly more than 'blue-green or gray' is meant
  • a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)102/15 : But first of glauk in the which is variaunce, talk we.
    • Note: New gloss
    Note: As noun ?light-colored eyes--per MJW
  • a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)104/5 : Whan glauk and grey variant be the applis, it shewith wodnesse.
    • Note: Quot. marked rej.--JL

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