Middle English Dictionary Entry
nō̆set n.
Entry Info
| Forms | nō̆set n. Also neset. |
| Etymology | ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A toadstone.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)203a/a : De noset..Noset..orapondien [read: crapondien; L De Noset. Noset, id est, orapondine], is a precious stone..it is y-seide þat þis stone is take oute of a tadde hede.
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)1042 : The stone Noset [vr. Neset], whyche in the toode men fynde, And nygh venym he waxeth hoote of kynde.
- a1500 Peterb.Lapid.(Peterb 33)p.112 : Noset, crapendien, is a precios stone, somdell wyhiȝt, and þerof ben diuerse colores; and it is seyd þat þis ston is taken owte of þe todes hede.