Middle English Dictionary Entry
phēnīcienes n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | phēnīcienes n. plural Also feniceonnes. |
| Etymology | ?ML or OF; or from L Phoenīcia, on the model of Africa, Africānus (ME Affrike, Affricān), Persia, Persiānus (ME Persia, Persien, -cian), etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Phoenicians.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.129 : Pheniciens [L Phœnices] were þe firste fynderes of lettres.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.129 : Phenix, the sonne of Agenoris, toke to these Feniceonnes [Trev.: Phenices] somme redde letters.