Middle English Dictionary Entry
ligūr(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ligūr(e n. Also liguri(e, ligire, lugre & ligurius, (errors) ligurcius, ligurgius. |
| Etymology | L ligūrius |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A precious stone; ?amber.
Associated quotations
- ?c1335(a1300) Cokaygne (Hrl 913)91 : Þer beþ IIII willis in þe abbei..Of þai stremis al þe molde, Stonis preciuse..Smaragde, lugre, and prassiune.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Ex.28.19 : Þou schalt putte in it foure orders of stones..in þe þrid: lygire [WB(2): ligurie; L ligurius], achates, & amatist; in þe ferþ: crysolide, [etc.].
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Ex.39.12 : He putte in it [the breast brooch] foure ordres of gemmes..the þrid, lygury [WB(2): ligurie; L ligurius], achatese, ametist.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)201b/b : Ligurius is a stone like to electrum in colour and haþ þat name..of a beste þat hatte linx; þis stoon ligurgius is y-gendred among grauelle of þe vryne of a beste..[it] draweþ strawe to itself and helpeþ aȝens ache of þe stomak.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)292a/a : His [the lynx's] vryne chaungeþ and tourneþ in to a preciouse stoon þat hatte ligurcius [L ligurius], and þat precious ston is also y-cleped linthis.
- (1449) Metham AC (Gar 141)1321 : Loke that ye drynk..with wyne and the poudyr off thise stonys..orytes..lyguryus.
- a1450 Dc.291 Lapid.(Dc 291)p.24 : Ligures ben of many maneres, but the best is þe colour of golde, & swiche þer ben of colour of mirre, & som þer ben of colour of encens, and swiche þer ben þat he yeueth þe yolow grenehed, & som þer ben of colour of mylke..þer ben som of þe colour of Iagounces.
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)1021 : Ligurius..colour lost restoreth vnto vs.
- a1500 BodAdd.A.106 Lapid.(BodAdd A.106)p.44 : Ligur is gud to be born agayn many maner of gowttes, and he dolyuerys a man of..sekenes..nurresched in ye stomak.
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)p.97 : Ligurie is a stone of ynde fonden vpon þe flode þat is cleped Quendis.