Middle English Dictionary Entry
rāce n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | rāce n.(2) Also rase. |
| Etymology | OF räiz, räis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The root of ginger.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)89 : Rubbe þe race of gyngyre on þe wheston in to þe wyn.
- a1500 Travel Instruc.(CotApp 8)283 : Atte Modone..where groweth good Romeney and Rase.